GOD’S AUTHORITY, NOT MINE
Being human is so hard sometimes, yet we refuse aid from One who wants nothing more than our reliance on Him.
PROCLAIM HIS GREATNESS: A JOURNEY WITH OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
There’s no better model for us to praise God for His blessings and faithfulness than Mary herself.
DON’T CARRY IT ALONE
It was healing and strengthening to have someone so lovingly recognize and understand the complex emotions in my heart.
STUMBLING THROUGH THE FIELDS OF COMPASSION
The shepherd faithfully leaves the flock for the search. The eternal pattern of God's love for humanity goes on.
THE IMMACULATELY WINDING ROAD
But with God, often the winding road is, in fact, the immaculate one.
THE GOD OF HISTORY
Advent & Christmas aren’t celebrations of nice ideas, but rather special moments to be grounded in the real, historical truth of God’s love for us.
THIS TOO SHALL PASS
I am no longer short-circuiting the graces God wishes to transmit into the depths of my heart.
REPEAT THE SOUNDING JOY
Never could I imagine God’s grace reaching into the depths of my soul where I thought were hopeless.
I’M STUMPED
Lord, this is me right now. I offer you what remains. If you so choose, come and plant a seed, take root, and live in me.
BEING CLAIMED AS GOD’S BELOVED
In the midst of all the learning, unknowns, worries, and excitement, Jesus invites me to claim my identity in God.
AN EPIPHANY: FEAR AND AWE, ALWAYS JOY
This is the Epiphany - an overwhelming joy at the encounter of Emmanuel, “God among us,” even in the midst of challenges such as fear.
CONNECTION FROM DISCONNECTION
What a wonderful paradox – that God can create connection from disconnection and life from death.
BEING PERFECT IS OVERRATED
Even as I face my perfectionism and stumble at times, God will not stop calling for me.