Podcast Episodes

On claiming versus reflecting...

As the subtitle implies, this ended up being an emotional episode. My heart is so heavy, and sharing it with you is all I can think to do. So today is part grief and part celebration, as is often the…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

On soft hearts...

Thanks to the worst case of laryngitis I have ever experienced, this is a #throwbackthursday. And honestly, I’m so excited about it. Because the words I’m sharing with you are some of my most favorit…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

On snow...

Catching up on this 87th day of January.

It’s been a very full month over here, and there have been lots of fun things keeping me from this space (a surprise birthday trip for our five year old - yay…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

On remaining...

It’s been asked a million times, a million ways: What’s the meaning of life?

What’s the point? What’s the purpose? What is life on this earth all about?

Fruit and joy.

We are to be fruitful and full o…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

On hell, healing, and holding...

Purposely awful audio quality (you’ll understand within the first couple minutes) to kick off the new year!

I’m excited, y’all. I don’t know what it is about this year, but I feel that buzz. After a y…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

On a big twist...

We celebrate the cradle because of the cross. We celebrate the birth because of the death, because of the resurrection and death’s defeat. We celebrate the baby born to become the man who would shed …

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

On remembering to rest...

Keeping this super short because I know you’re doing and remembering a million things right now. But in the midst of the hustle and bustle, I hope you’ll grab a hot beverage or take a quick walk and …

Published on 9 months ago

On the mystery and the miracle...

Jesus’ birth and first visitors proclaim perhaps the most mysterious miracle of all: God chooses us to be the carriers of his presence.

Us. With our messy hearts and broken bodies. Us. Carriers of the…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

On the truth about adoption...

Adoption is an easy decision for some and a very difficult decision for others. It was very difficult for me.

God used 58 months of infertility to soften my heart to adoption - more like meat-tenderiz…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

On soul rest...

Soul rest that sustains and strengthens no matter our circumstances is real and possible. Soul rest in the midst of the unknown. Soul rest in knowing what we are and are not responsible for. Soul res…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago