Today, I’m reminding myself to the let the peace of Christ rule in my heart. Let it be the anchor that holds us steady as the winds of confusion and storms of division in our nation carry on. Let it be our shelter and resting place, knowing that no matter what happens, the government is still…

Lord, help me to sow peace over and over again. Help me plant seeds of peace even when I disagree with someone. Help us to remember that every human on the planet is made in Your image. Help us to be patient, kind, humble, wise, and full of peace as we are in an election season that feels SO far away from anything that is peaceful. Help us to remember that…

I have always loved this verse. It brings me comfort. It reminds me that Jesus has always been the safest place to run. I have found refuge and rest and healing and hope in His love. I have felt covered even when I was in the midst of extremely difficult circumstances. I love the truth that His faithfulness is our shield and rampart. HIS faithfulness will cover us, will protect us…

Today has enough trouble of its own. This has been a hard and troublesome year for all of us, and this verse was a gentle reminder to stay present in each day, to breathe through each troublesome moment I encounter, and to invite…

We are in a season in our country where fear is being handed out like candy, spewed all over the news. It’s hard to know what to believe. Sadly, many of our leaders are sowing seeds of fear every day. It breaks my heart, and then social media and news outlets follow suit, stirring citizens up into a frenzy of fear. I understand that these are unprecedented times, but these are not times…

Where were you on 9/11? I was a freshman in college and I still remember standing in the student center at the University of Tennessee watching what looked like an awful scene from a movie. It was horrible. So many lives were lost. We grieved as a nation. We still do. There is much to grieve in our own lives…

My neighbor has been playing harp on her porch every Sunday morning, y’all. I’m NOT KIDDING. It has been the sweetest gift each Sunday, to hear old old hymns come floating through our windows, reminding us that no matter what we are facing as a nation, as a globe, in a season where work and school and life as we know it feel drastically different and chaotic, we’ve got a reason to sing…

I LOVE this verse. I needed it this week. Like so many of you, I’m working full time, and now somewhat homeschooling my two older children. We made it, but we all needed LOTS of grace this week, so when I read this verse, I wanted to cry. “In all their distress he too was distressed.” This reminds me that God can empathize with us. He sent his Son down…