We were at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota last week for a physical tune-up of sorts. In the middle of the marble-floored, high-ceilinged, main lobby area a pianist dressed in scrubs was playing her heart out. The simple melody floated through the open space. We stopped, grateful for a break from tests and appointments, […]

We were in a swanky resort in Florida for a work-related trip for my husband. We were surrounded by financial advisors and spouses. It was so lovely. On our first day there, I ran into a woman in the pool area who asked about my life and what I did for a living. "I'm a […]

The more I grow in faith, the less I know. I know that seems wrong; it seems like the more we grow, the more we should know. But I am finding the opposite to be true … it’s not that I doubt more. It’s just that I am more and more willing to say "I […]

As I sat on my porch this morning after the flurry of a few days of travel, this thought came to mind: "I am practicing living in the beautiful tension of life's imperfections." I am not great at this. My tendency, my temptation is to try to fix it all. It is hard for me […]

"I always forget how important the empty days are, how important it may be sometimes not to expect to produce anything, even a few lines in a journal. A day when one has not pushed oneself to the limit seems a damaged damaging day, a sinful day. Not so! The most valuable thing one can […]

I have been thinking a lot about how Jesus pushed the boundaries. He broke right through the spiritual fences religious leaders had put up to keep people out, to keep people away from their God. As I read through the Gospel accounts of Jesus' life and ministry I cannot help but notice what a boundary […]