On Beholding and Becoming {+ a Giveaway!}

A few years ago, I was caught up in a friend’s project, as she identified beauty around her. Beauty that others might not see. Beauty in what is considered “not beautiful” – things like our grey hair, things we try to ignore, or cover-up.

The reality is, we’re surrounded by beauty – miraculous beauty – […]

On Identity {+ a Giveaway!}

When we welcomed our daughter home 6 years ago, my identity changed in ways I didn’t even realize. We walked into a room and they called me mom, for the very first time, without a nine-month maternity lead-up, and I got a new name. Adoption is a weird thing – you become an instant […]

On Doing The Next Right Thing

In my early 20’s, I was a HUGE Elisabeth Elliott fan. HUGE. Through her, I discovered the principle of doing the next thing – and I’ve used that phrase so many times in the two decades since, in seasons of overwhelm. Just do the next right thing. Anyone who’s spent time with me has […]

On Resurrection

Easter has always been my favourite. If you’ve not caught on already, I LOVE SPRING. It’s that time when everything comes alive again – from tulips sleeping underground, to our winter-weary bodies ready to chuck the sweaters and break out the capri pants.

It’s resurrection time, friend.

There’s a song I have to listen to a […]