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 […]

Elevation or Compassion?

“Healing from narcissistic abuse doesn’t start with elevating yourself above everything and everyone.” I quickly jotted down this statement back in April as I listened to Dr. Alison Cook’s podcast, “The Best of You.” Contemplating the quote, I looked it over, closed my notebook, and soon forgot about it until recently. As I looked over this statement again, I thought, […]