Reflections in Walking with God

As I plan my first day of my Christmas break from school, I’m excited to wrap presents, clean the house, light the pine scented candles, and bake some treats. First, I quickly glance at facebook, scan emails, the news is on in the background and the more I read, the more I listen…the more I [...]

Last Saturday morning I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and made a long “To Do List.” I had afternoon plans and my goal was to finish everything before time to go. I was so proud of myself as I rushed around checking off things on the list. A few hours later, I sat [...]

Have you been looking for the silver bullets in your life this week? Mine came at me in the form of…droopy plants. Upon returning from an out of town trip, I neglected our backyard for a couple of days. I knew it had stormed while we were gone, so I didn’t really worry about the [...]

While I was lying in the pool last night on a raft, gazing up at the almost full moon and one bright star, I realized how much I take for granted, how much I miss in the busy-ness of life. God wants us to enjoy life. God has given us amazing gifts in which to [...]

A  little silver bullet buzzed right at me while teaching yoga class last week. We were about to move into tree pose, so I began my usual spiel, “Find your balance, find a point to fix your gaze, don’t fix your gaze on me, find a stationary place ahead of you…” As I’m saying this, [...]

No Diving. That’s what it says all along the shallow end of the pool. Why? Because if you dive too shallow you are most likely going to be stopped by a painful encounter with a cement floor.   That’s what happens with our faith– sometimes we dive in, but dive too shallow and Bam!  we abruptly [...]

This week was really a busy one, and in the midst of it my family and I spent a long time looking for the charger for a small video camera. I wanted to be able to use it to record my daughter’s dance dress rehearsal. Even though I had other cameras, I really wanted to [...]

It’s such an inconvenience when you’re driving along on your usual route headed to your destination and run into a detour. Sometimes the detour is laid out for you; sometimes you have to figure out a new route all on your own. One little detour can make you arrive late at your destination, cause you