Journal

Here is where I see God in the ordinary, the mundane, the everyday.
These are the things I am noticing today.

  • As Long As I’m Living

    As Long As I’m Living

    a poem inspired by Psalm 30 As long as I’m living, I’ll sing of your majesty,as long as I’m breathing, I’ll tell of your works.For how can the dust speak of your faithfulness?What good…

  • Deep Waters

    Deep Waters

    This week, a song has been circling in my mind—one of those melodies that follows you through the day, humming beneath everything else. The More I Seek You. The more I seek You, the…

  • The Best Part of My Day

    The Best Part of My Day

    “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’And my heart responds, ‘Lord, I’m coming.’”-Psalm 27:8 Two years ago, this psalm slowly worked its way into my memory. There are so many…

  • Already Here

    Already Here

    When I sit in silence, I’m reminded that God is already everywhere—and I am usually the one who is absent. So much of my life is lived distracted, hurried, moving from one thing to…

  • Dust

    Dust

    “The Lord confides in those who fear Him;He makes His covenant known to them.” (Psalm 25:14, NIV) The NLT says it this way:“The Lord is a friend to those who fear Him.He teaches them…

  • A Liturgy for the Weary

    A Liturgy for the Weary

    We come to the crosshurried, anxious,running on fumes. You slow us down.You calm our fears.You fill what is empty. “Come to me, all who are weary and burdened.” We come burdened and broken,and You…

  • Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 5

    Protected: Weekly Wrap-up: Week 5

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  • Holding Hands

    Holding Hands

    At dinner tonight, Evan told me he wanted to hold God’s hand. I thought that was really cool. Holding hands means remaining together. When Evan was younger, we held hands for safety—crossing streets, walking…

  • Torn

    Torn

    This morning, I was awestruck at the accessibility of God. God is so close—yet so often we miss Him. I was thinking about how, in the Old Testament, the presence of God was exclusive.…