Daily Step – It doesn’t have to be perfect to be good.
It doesn’t have to be the blue iris. This is the first line in one of my favorite poems by Mary Oliver. The poem is about...
May 14, 2021
Daily Step – God’s not keeping score.
“Grace requires nothing out of me.” This may just be my favorite line ever in a song (Album: Atlas, Song: One). At the same time, it’s...
May 13, 2021
Daily Step – Pay Attention!
Pay attention. Oh my Lord how hard it is to pay attention these days. Either I’m distracted by my iPhone or my iPad or even my...
May 12, 2021
Daily Step – May your gravity be lightened by grace.
“May your gravity be lightened by grace.” There are so many people going through some incredibly hard things right now. And the truth is that most...
May 11, 2021
Daily Step – You can’t set an alarm for everything.
“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going.” Or even what time it’s gonna happen in the...
May 10, 2021
Daily Step – God speaks to us as God makes us.
“God speaks to us as God makes us.” This weekend, my oldest will celebrate his First Communion. In speaking with my spiritual director about it, she...
May 7, 2021
Daily Step – Good things take time.
Good things take time. One morning several weeks ago, I got everything ready for my morning coffee. I ground the beans (over quarantine we got all...
May 6, 2021
Daily Step – Which May feeling will you choose?
Will you choose joy? Or exhaustion? Admittedly, I didn’t choose joy this morning. I let small things like a kid who didn’t want to get out...
May 5, 2021
Daily Step – I’m sorry, can you tell me how much time this’ll take?
Tomorrow I start the Spiritual Exercises. Starting a retreat can be exciting and scary at the same time. I have a bunch of questions rolling around...
May 4, 2021
Daily Step – Does it really matter what color you color a tree?
Does it really matter what color you color a tree? My twins started taking coloring books and crayons into the car late last week. They both...
May 3, 2021