I’ve grown a lot this year. Aside from the year our firstborn died at birth, I think this has been the most stretching year of my life. And honestly, the year that Max died was less a stretching than a ripping. Everything burst at the seams, and I had to put it back together again. This year has been stretching in the true sense of the word. A lot of discomfort – discomfort as I sent both of my children to full time school for the first time and watched my son struggle and st

I’ve been on mountains like this. No, thank God, I have never literally been on a mountain during an earthquake! But I’ve climbed the wrong mountain. I’ve made things that shouldn’t be mountains into mountains that I then clung to until they slipped into the sea, leaving me soaking wet and looking for a life raft.  

It was January 2014 - my first visit to Berlin. A city humming with life, layered with love, and stitched together by people from everywhere. They say many who live there aren’t even German, yet it’s the most populated city in the country. Berlin draws the seekers: people looking for a better way, a freer life, a place to be accepted as they are - to love and to be loved. Standing there that winter, I felt it. But Berlin hasn’t always looked like this. Its streets remember th

But the kind of community that we don’t necessarily consent to. The kind of community that includes my grumpy neighbor who blocked my friend in when she parked in front of his house. The kind of community that includes the overworked, underpaid administrators at our local public school.

This year, I have been drawn back to the “one anothers” in the Bible and, finding myself a little short, am thinking this may be a place to start. But let me back up.

I was a single woman in my 30s; I desired to be married, but I wasn’t really dating. I had also spent the past four summers on short-term mission trips and found it easier to talk about Jesus with strangers than with people in my life. So, without much thought, I picked the word RISK, representing a willingness to move out of my comfort zone and try new things. 

Why We Do What We Do at Christmas: Reflections From a Third Culture Mom

As each year winds down, I become reflective about a number of things; the topics vary. I usually think about how God has used me during the year and how I have grown. I look back at how I gave and how I served. And, I look forward in expectation of how God will continue to move in my life.

When It is Finally Your Time. Someday, I’ll have the time and space to invest in myself again. Someday, I’ll be more than just the caretaker, planner, and giver. But as any mother knows, someday can feel like a moving target, always just beyond reach. There’s always another nap to coordinate, another snack to make, another phase to survive.

I honestly don’t know how to sit down and write a feel-good blog post for well-meaning Christian women to read right now. 

The danger of Instagram’s algorithm on my life is probably something I should take more seriously; however, a year ago, the Lord used a...

Before I started serving women, I was serving people with disabilities. I worked for an international sports organization that oversaw the Paralympic Games, not an easy task with so many layers of people, politics, cultures, and languages. At the time, this was my dream job. I got to combine my passion for the power of sport with serving a community that was so dear to my heart.

Merriam-Webster defines sin as an offense against religious or moral law; an action that is highly reprehensible; or a serious shortcoming. Biblically, 1 John 3:4 says that “in fact, sin is lawlessness,” a pattern of behavior that shows disregard for God’s law. 

What am I most afraid of in this current season? What failure still haunts me? What hardships have made me doubt God’s goodness? What moment in my past still hurts when it comes to mind? What am I navigating that feels too hard? What currently feels entirely out of my control?  What is my last two percent I’m not willing to share with even my closest loved ones?  May His lovingkindness demonstrated in the gospel never stop stirring my affection for Him, the God who d

Have you ever watched a canine agility trial? If you are unfamiliar with the sport, please promise me that after you have read this blog,...

As a woman who has experienced both the beauty and the challenge of labor and birth, I can say with certainty that every journey is unique.

I have a vivid memory of lying in bed, closing a book, and bawling my eyes out.  I don’t remember the exact date when this happened.

Do you know what it is to be needed in the Kingdom? If God took the time to hide you, He has a need for you for a specific purpose.

I have known I wanted to be a mother for most of my life, an experience not unique to me. But unlike most women I know who also felt this

We had a version of this conversation every day. She'd pack too much and I'd complain.