Daily Step – What makes your heart say “I think I love this”?
We have what we seek. When I first learned about Ignatian Discernment, I was struck by how it focuses on your deepest desires. It honors what...
July 2, 2021
Daily Step – You are beloved.
You are beloved. I first read this line in a book by Henri Nouwen over a decade ago. I heard it again when I watched a...
July 1, 2021
Daily Step – What are you grateful for today?
Today I’m grateful for push-ups. Ok in case you’ve been following along for a bit… yes I do still loathe push-ups. They are still my least favorite...
June 30, 2021
Daily Step – What is narrowing your focus today?
For everything has the potential of calling forth in us a deeper response to our life in God… Or the opposite. And we have a hand...
June 29, 2021
Daily Step – Do you try too hard to love perfectly?
We have a set of these Christmas lights up year round in our kitchen. Originally, we kept them up because the boys birthdays are soon after...
June 28, 2021
Sunday Stride – Talitha Koum
How many times in your life have you had to arise? I went to bed at 6:00 PM Friday night. Many know that I am an...
June 27, 2021
Daily Step – Friday Introduction
It’s been awhile since I’ve introduced myself, and there are a few new people visiting this site so… Here’s a FRIDAY introduction! My name is Gretchen...
June 25, 2021
Daily Step – Who is worthy of love?
Who is worthy of love? I’ve learned a lot about the answer to this question over the past eight years of being a parent. Seeing how...
June 24, 2021
Daily Step – Are you letting others be themselves?
To let those we love be perfectly themselves… My oldest and I have had about thirty minutes of alone time each morning the past couple weeks...
June 23, 2021
Daily Step – Sometimes you have to discern again.
When I first learned about Ignatian Discernment, I saw it as kind of a list of things to check off. Pray (check). Listen to the Spirit moving...
June 22, 2021