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10/13/2026

Have you ever known God was present, but struggled to feel that He was?

You still pray. You still believe. But you’re left wondering what God is doing, and why you can’t seem to see it.

I’ve been sitting with the name Jehovah Shammah: The Lord Is There.
And I keep coming back to the difference between trusting that God is present and understanding what His presence means in the middle of what we’re walking through.

What if we don’t have to make sense of it all to trust that He is here?

That’s what I’ve been reflecting on in this week’s essay, Even Here.

Read the full reflection here 👇🏼

What Jehovah Shammah teaches us about God’s presence in seasons of silence, waiting, and uncertainty.

10/05/2026

I know I don’t have to prove myself to God.

But sometimes I catch myself doing exactly that.

It's not an intentional thing, and it's not because I actually believe I have to earn his love. It’s just that my heart has a way of slipping back into measuring—how I’m doing, how far I’ve come, whether I’m getting it right.

That’s where I’m sitting this week with Jehovah Tsidkenu: the Lord our righteousness.

Nothing to prove. Just a reminder of what God has already done.

I wrote a little more about it this week⬇

The quiet invitation of Jehovah-Tsidkenu

08/12/2026

I’ve been thinking about rest a lot lately.

Not because I don’t know how to rest. I do.

But I’ve noticed that sometimes, even when I’m tired, I hesitate.
There’s always something else. Something that feels more important. Something I should probably finish first.

And I’ve been wondering how much of that comes from the voices around us—the ones that tell us to be productive, responsible, useful.

I know God has already given us the gift of rest. And yet, how easily I can drift from that truth and start living like I need permission to receive it.

Maybe you know that feeling, too.

I wrote a little more about what I’ve been noticing in this week’s reflection.
You Don’t Have to Finish First.

If you have a few quiet minutes, I’d love for you to read it and tell me what you’re noticing, too.

What if you’re waiting for permission God has already given?

07/16/2026

Maybe you know the feeling.

The list keeps growing. The unfinished things keep piling up. And somewhere along the way, we start believing that peace is waiting for us on the other side of it all.

After the busy season.
After the project is finished.
After we finally catch up.

But what if catching up was never the goal?

What if the life we’re waiting for isn’t somewhere ahead of us, waiting for everything to finally fall into place?

What if God is already present in the ordinary moments we’re so quick to rush past?

I wrote a reflection on rest, unfinished things, and the invitation to receive the moment we’re already living.

Because maybe the life we’re waiting for may already be here.

Learning to receive the ordinary moments where God is already present.

05/07/2026

We’ve been taught to measure life by what we can see—what gets done, what gets produced, what looks like progress.

But I’m not sure all growth shows up that way.

Some of the most meaningful formation in our lives happens slowly, beneath the surface, and is often only recognized in hindsight. And if we’re not paying attention, the pressure to produce can keep us moving so quickly that we miss what’s actually being formed in us.

I’ve been learning that striving can feel productive while quietly bypassing the deeper work God is doing in us.

Maybe the invitation isn’t to produce more—but to notice what’s already growing.
If this resonates with you, I’ve shared the full reflection here:

👉 What Grows When We Stop Trying to Produce (link below)

A reflection on fruitfulness, formation, and the quiet work of God beneath the surface.

03/20/2026

The Lenten journey continues…

Leaning more deeply into the truth that praise isn’t just something we sing or pray—it’s love, lived and expressed, moving through us and into the lives of others.

Faith in motion.
Not performative, but embodied.

Faith in Motion

02/28/2026

I thought I was just tired.

But lately, I’ve been noticing that maybe it’s something deeper… maybe it’s hunger.

Hunger for God. Hunger for rest that doesn’t depend on doing everything perfectly. Hunger that can’t be soothed by scrolling, busywork, or comfort.

I’m still figuring out what this means and how to sit with it, but I’ve been learning that quiet noticing, small prayers, and simple surrender can reveal God’s presence in the ordinary, everyday moments of life.

Sometimes the ache isn’t something to fix. Sometimes it’s an invitation.
Have you ever felt that kind of hunger — the kind that feels like tiredness at first, but is actually pointing you somewhere deeper?

Why the rest you reach for may not be what your soul is actually craving

02/18/2026

Ash Wednesday

We all carry distractions and quiet anxieties into this season. What if this Lent wasn’t about giving up more, but about seeing more—of God, and of ourselves?

Entering Lent with a Heart of Praise

01/25/2026

A snowstorm has us planted firmly at home today. I'm thankful for the warmth of the fireplace and the quiet of the paused routine. This week was a little extra, and time to write was a little all over the place...so here's this week's blog piece (better late than never)!

Continuing on the theme of leaning in and living from a posture of praise and how that impacts the choices we make...Happy reading🩷

How trusting God first changes the way we choose and live

01/17/2026

I know I've been a little quiet over here...

Some days it feels like life is just too loud—alerts, opinions, demands pulling at every corner of attention. It can leave your heart restless, scattered, and quietly longing for something steadier.

I’ve been thinking about how praise doesn’t have to be another thing to “do.” It’s not about proving, performing, or adding more to our list. It’s a posture—a gentle way of returning, again and again, to what is true, and letting that quiet orientation shape how we move through our days.

Here are some thoughts to sit with quietly, wherever this moment finds you.🩵

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How alignment with God is formed in real life—not curated spirituality

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