This past weekend I had the joy of retreating to Donnelly, ID, with 40 other women and four babies from our growing little church.  As it should be in any church community, these women are family to me.  We come from varying backgrounds, have a wide range of ...

Last month, a few of our family and friends gathered in Challis, ID, to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.  We spent time doing the things they love--camping, floating the river, eating good food, drinking wine, dancing, soaking in the hot springs, and enjoying good conversation around the campfire ...

Last month, we had the opportunity to travel to the East Coast to see Luke’s brother and his fiancé along with my brother and his family and to visit the sites in Washington DC.  One of the highlights was our tour of the White House.  While walking through ...

I was recently looking through some old pictures and was instantly drawn to this one—a picture of my mom putting on my shoes.  This is a task she likely did thousands of times, but of which I don’t remember any.  With five kids in our home, I thought ...

Spring is perhaps my favorite time of year.  Watching the vibrant colors break forth from the gray of winter and the warmth of the sun push out the cold delights my soul. It’s no wonder God chose this incredible season for the backdrop of Jesus’ death and resurrection—the moment ...

Recently, my friend, Ashley Sears, invited me to be a guest on The Stories Unveiled Podcast.  She left what we'd talk about up to me, so I chose to have a conversation about something I've been growing in, stumbling in, and seeking to grow more in lately--balancing ...

If we were to write down all the adjectives we’d like to describe ourselves, I doubt “needy” would make many of our lists.  We don’t want to be needy.  We want to be helpful, productive, and self-sufficient.  We want to be needed by others, not to be ...

Our friend Maddy is an incredible sculptor.  When she went out on her own to begin her sculpting business, Luke and I wanted to support her by commissioning a piece of her work.  The tricky part was deciding what to have her sculpt—something that was meaningful, maybe a ...

A newer tradition for us is to spend time thinking of one word we would use to describe the past year and one word we would like to characterize the coming year.  Last year, the word I wanted to describe 2022 was “prayer.”  I definitely spent more time ...

One day, Jesus and His disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee when a great windstorm arose.  The waves broke into the boat, and it filled with water.  The disciples were terrified.  But, Jesus was in the stern, asleep!  The disciples woke Him and said, “Teacher ...