Dec 5, 2024
Rudolph had every reason to nurse a grudge. The teasing and rejection weren’t just minor slights—they were relentless. His bright red nose, his gift, became the thing that made him the target of mockery and exclusion. The other reindeer made sure he knew he wasn’t one...
Dec 4, 2024
Do you remember your first crush? You liked them soooooo much, yet it remained to be seen if you were actually “seen.” That’s a difficult space to live in. Waiting to be seen. Not just waiting to be physically noticed or seen in passing. But truly seen – valued for...
Dec 3, 2024
What if the wilderness you are wandering is one of the mind? As you probably know, I am fresh off a trip to Iceland. It was a “bucket list” kind of thing. Tom and I were going to plan it ourselves, but in trying to do so I quickly realized, regardless of how many...
Dec 2, 2024
Haven’t we all been there? Misunderstood. Rejected. Feeling like the parts of us that make us “us” are the parts that others turn away from. We are faced with that uncomfortable junction . . . discerning whether we lean in strongly to who we are or changing to fit the...
Dec 1, 2024
Today is the first day of Advent. Advent is nothing if not a season of anticipation—leaning forward into the story of God’s arrival in the world, wondering anew how heaven and earth might collide. Anticipation is a kind of magic, isn’t it? It keeps us leaning forward,...
Oct 1, 2024
Big and Small Before we dive into the words for today, if you’ve found this series interesting and would enjoy conversation around the messages and/or meditations, please reply to this email. We are going to have a Zoom weekly on Wednesday evenings for an hour. No,...
