Being Known: True Connection Starts with Empathy

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. -Colossians 3:12 NIV It was late spring of 2020. I found myself alone most days caring for my then 2- and 4-year-old. With mass confusion on what was safe or unsafe during the COVID pandemic, we had to get creative with what […]

The Gift of Unsettled, Messy, Waiting

“I’m not good at this in-between stuff.” The words came out as I scanned our empty kitchen cabinets. All of its contents lay in bins in our living room, across our kitchen table, and continued to trail on the floor into our basement. My husband and I decided that Memorial Day weekend was the time we’d finally start re-painting our […]

Being Kind & Present Could Mean the World to a Stranger

“Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” -1 Peter 3:8 NIV It was May 14th, 2019, exactly one year after my dad passed away from Stage IV lung cancer. With two little ones in tow, my husband and I decided to commemorate my dad by spending some quality time together as a […]