Solitude can be an intimidating even scary word for some of us. I will admit for many years solitude was definitely not something I ran towards.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word solitude?
Are they words or thoughts that sound inviting to you or dreadful??
Read MoreMy heart is so passionate about encouraging you to be intentional about connecting with your Creator because he created you for connection. He created you for relationship… not confined to special times during the year or special service times but all throughout the moments of your day.
However…and wherever….
I’m passionate about it because I’ve experienced the life-giving transformation that comes out of being intentional about connecting with God. and I feel like we overcomplicate things.
Even with what I share with you guys about practices and rhythms that have been so life-giving to me personally. The bottom line is I want to encourage you to connect… talking and listening to God speak to YOU.
Read MoreHappy New Week friend. This week's focus from the Winter Seasonal Journal is called DARKNESS.
With this focus title alone I know many of you are counting down the weeks until Spring HA!
But here I am showing up inviting you to be present in the season you are in. I ran in a store yesterday and I don’t know why I should be used to it but I genuinely am surprised when I find myself surrounded by seasons and celebrations months away.
And it reminded me, that one of the reasons it’s so hard to remain and stay present and be content in a season is because everything around us is trying to pull us ahead to what’s next.
So thanks for being here. Thanks for choosing to be intentional about your days and the way you desire to live the life God your creator created you to live.
And after hearing a few people talk about this concept of iteration years ago I could see clearly that’s what was happening in my life and that it was part of the process. And for me not to continually tweak and make changes would keep me stuck and not only would I be stuck but I would be stuck inside something that didn’t fit anymore.
And I’ve talked about this before but sometimes you don’t even know what fits or doesn’t until you try it.
Happy 1st Sunday of 2024 friend! I hope you have been easing back into whatever normal life looks like for you this past week. And if you're still “easing” that’s perfectly fine too.
The weekly focus from the Winter Journal that we are going looking at this week is called “when it all falls away”
Read MoreHappy New Year. It’s our first episode in the new year and I’m so grateful you are here.
A few months ago I did an episode talking about some things we could be intentional about as we headed into a season filled with extra activities and celebrations. Lots of expectations and traditions wrapped up in the middle of it all and it can be a lot. I’m pretty sure the intention I started out with in that episode was expectations and emphasized the importance of holding our expectations loosely. Keeping our focus on what really matters and being flexible with everything else.
Read MoreIt’s the last Sunday of the year.
“Welcome Winter” is the weekly focus for week 2 in the Winter Journal.
This week has us simultaneously saying goodbye to a calendar year and saying hello to a new year.
For some of you, you have been eager to close the door on 2023 and are excited about the fresh perspective and start that welcoming a new year brings to our lives.
Merry Christmas friend.
This Sunday is full… not only is it the first Sunday in walking through the Season of Winter together. But it’s Christmas Eve!
Christmas Eve is my fav. I don’t know if it’s because growing up with most extended family being out of town, we always celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve. It’s something I continued with my kids. So yeah I’m looking forward to gathering with my crew around the table tonight and lighting the last Advent candle together. Taking in all the wonder, joy, and peace this season is such a beautiful reminder.
Read MoreHappy First Day of Winter friends!
I know many of you probably won’t be listening to this episode on the official first day of Winter as most are in full Christmas preparations and celebration mode! But whenever things settle down a bit I’m hoping you’ll join me in welcoming this new season that is upon us.
Today's episode I feel might have a different tone to it maybe a little more reflective and I think it’s because I’ve been deep in the season of all things WINTER.
Read MoreWell, here we are …walking out our last week in Autumn and into Winter.
As I’ve mentioned recently, I’m feeling this transition.
Maybe it’s because it’s the time of year when we’re given lots of opportunities to feel… or maybe it’s just that in-between space that we feel during transitions…
Whatever the reason I’m ready for the new season!
Read MoreToday's episode is a conversation I had with Lisa Young and the timing is perfect as we are heading into the winter season here in the US and many of you listening will be walking through the season with the She Is Awakening seasonal journal.
Have you ever struggled with loving someone? Maybe it’s someone you work with or maybe it’s someone you live with.
I pretty sure we can all answer yes to having had this struggle and maybe you’re in the middle of the struggle now.
Another thing I’m pretty sure about is…it feels yucky!!
You guys!! Some of you had your pieces picked out immediately and they are on the way I cannot wait to see them displayed in your home or offices or wherever you choose. You know I have a thing for abstract black and white so I love them all!! Can I say that?!? Well, I said it and it’s true that I love them all.
Read MoreHappy New Week friends. I hope you are doing well. You might notice my voice sounds a little different as I have been fighting something the past several days and at times barely have a voice to speak. So hopefully it will hold up for me to get this recorded.
Read MoreAs I picked up my pen I started writing the word peace and then the words even when
Peace, even when things don’t go as planned,
Peace, even when I am disappointed
Peace, even when I make mistakes
Peace, even when I don’t understand
Read MoreBut there comes a point when we don’t have the ability to hold it together. It’s easy in these moments to look to something to numb the pain we are experiencing in the hopes of experiencing some kind of relief and peace.
Read MoreI see you if when you hear the word home and the family table it doesn’t bring back any warm fuzzy feelings for you…
Home wasn’t a place you felt safe or seen…
And for that I am sorry.
I’m sorry because I know that has shaped your life and your thoughts around family and belonging. And I hope you have or are moving towards healing in your life.
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How can living a life of prayer enable us to live a life of thankfulness?
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says
Let joy be your continual feast. Make your life a prayer. And in the midst of everything be always giving thanks, for this is God’s perfect plan for you in Christ Jesus.
We can read this scripture and acknowledge that is a beautiful thought especially when life is feeling pretty chill. We can read this and feel all warm inside and give a big amen.
But what about the days when life doesn’t feel so chill? And warm and cozy is far from any feeling we are experiencing.
Let’s take a closer look…
Read MoreSusan sits down with her eldest daughter, Erica Morris-Diaz to discuss the unexpected transition from full-time business owner to full-time "stay-at-home mom" incorporating her skills and talents into a new season. All of this is in learning to be still to see what God might be doing in the change.
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You don’t have to look very far for the evidence that we are in the season of Thankfulness. Actually, I just had the thought as I said that, that you might actually have to do some digging as we are at the start of November, and Thanksgiving and Fall stuff has already been replaced with Christmas decor at many stores.
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