I am in a season of waiting; waiting alongside people I love very much for decisions that will determine, to a large extent, the trajectory of their future. I hate waiting. I hate uncertainty I hate knowing that there is nothing I can do to make circumstances turn out the way I think they should. […]

The English poet William Wordsworth said: "Habit rules the unreflecting soul." Oooohhhh .... that is good. Brilliant, really. Think about this in your own life: When you tell yourself you are too busy to slow down, too rushed to contemplate life, to take part of a day,  or even just a morning to ponder your […]

There are certain things I may post again and again and again. Here is one: "If you want to be holy, be kind." (Frederick Buechner) I need to hear this  every day.  I figure you do, too.

I have been thinking a lot about the refugees ... Syrian ... Afghani ... Eritrean ... Iraqui ... Moms, Dads, babies, little boys washed up on the shore Desperate. Frightened. Traumatized. Sometimes dead ... I cannot even imagine what life would be like if I had to leave my home, my country, my comfort simply […]

I know many friends who live in much angst over someone they love who seems to be making a complete disaster of their lives. This is a little gift for you from Pope Francis: "God is in every person’s life ... Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it […]

I love what Henri Nouwen has to say about calling, and life choices. We Western Christians get so caught up in trying to figure out God's will for our lives ... who we should marry, where we should live, what we should study, what our career path should be. All the while, God is saying, […]