Thankful Thoughts
Thankfulness shouldn’t be something we do once a year. It should permeate our lives. It should be our default setting, even when life is dark or difficult.
Fix Your Focus
I remember a photographer from my high school days. One day, we were taking yearbook pictures of the school groups and clubs. There we stood, smiles pasted on, waiting for her to take the picture, when suddenly a student yelled from the back row, “Take off the lens cap!” I’ve been thinking about that, this …
Called to a Calling
In January here on my blog, I revealed my word for 2023: Calling. We talked about how God never stops calling to us. He is always there: in a sunset, a smile, or a baby’s cry. His voice in our lives never stops, ever desiring to draw us closer to Him. All of that is …
“O Come All ye Faithful”
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you (James 4:8a) (Sorry this didn’t go out, yesterday! There was a technical/operator issue!) Merry Christmas! Today is the day when believers everywhere pause to honor the Baby in the manger. Amidst the hustle and the bustle of gifts and parties, ugly sweaters, and white …
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
This carol symbolizes expectancy. The invitation for Jesus to come is another reminder of our hope in Christ.
“Do You Hear What I Hear”
This beloved Christmas carol causes me to ponder what I see, hear, and know. To see, we must look. To hear, we must listen. To know, we must pursue knowledge. Are you looking and listening, this Christmas season
Recalibrating in Circles
What we do impacts who we become, and who we are determines what we do. When we change one, we change the other.
Recalibrating from the Inside Out
When we change what we carry, what we think, and what we tell ourselves, we change our trajectory.
Time to Recalibrate
If I recalibrate something, I adjust and improve it. Much of the change we need begins between our own two ears.