Nov
23
2023
I recently researched the benefits of gratitude. I am still surprised how overwhelmingly transformative gratitude is to our health and wellbeing, to our relationships, and to every aspect of our life.
Even though I know this, sometimes I wake up...
Nov
22
2023
I am always surprised by transformation. There are so many stories throughout history of people on a tragic trajectory until grace intervenes and changes the outcome. God works in this surprising way on people others have counted out or...
Nov
21
2023
My husband Shann and I have been discussing bitterness. It’s a deceptive emotion and incredibly dangerous. Most people struggle to notice they are bitter because they have lived with their bitter emotion for so long that it has built...
Nov
20
2023
I have been reading Proverbs recently. Dad loved this book of the Bible, and we talked about it often. He and I both struggle with listening. You could talk with Dad and find that he had “zoned out” and...
Nov
17
2023
I have been at my parents’ place, praying where my dad prayed.
I imagine him here and picture him praying. Henri Nouwen, one of my favorite authors, said he recommends praying in spaces where beloved people have prayed.
Praying in the...
Nov
16
2023
God is always surprising me. Several years ago, a man trained up by us at NBC took all our training, investment, and information and tried to run camps without us. All of us, especially me, were angry at this...
Nov
15
2023
I have been thinking about how crisis reveals truth. What does difficulty show about the underlying fabric of a home, marriage, business, or nation? When pressure mounts and life becomes hard, and all essentials are stripped away, what do...
Nov
14
2023
One statement that has been thrilling my mind is this, “The natural habitat for truth is human conversation.”
How we speak to others reveals how we live. So powerful!
It’s a truth my dad understood, he said that our conversations are...
Nov
13
2023
I have been considering how regret is a stronger emotion than gratitude. Regret can overrun our desire for gratitude. It can invade our thoughts and interrupt our thankfulness.
Like anything wild and deadly, it must be managed consistently, persistently, and...
Nov
10
2023
I read recently that gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. It counteracts against the four most toxic emotions: envy, bitterness, regret, and depression. I think about my dad and his deep struggle with depression at times in his...
