Daily Step – What work do we need to put in?
What work do we need to put in for God to carry us the rest of the way? The last couple days my twins have insisted...
January 28, 2021
Daily Step – You are loved.
I don’t know who needs to hear this today but… You are loved. Maybe that’s the medicine for all that ailes us today – knowing, believing,...
January 27, 2021
Daily Step – Some mornings are hard.
Some mornings are hard. Some mornings involve tears and consequences and poor behavior. Some mornings have me wishing we could all go back to bed and...
January 26, 2021
Daily Step – It’s gonna be… a lovely day.
It’s gonna be a lovely day. This song by Demi Lovato has been in my head for almost a week now. Somewhere in the midst of...
January 25, 2021
Sunday Stride – God has faith in us.
God has faith in us. Last night, as I put my oldest to bed, we had our usual back and forth. “What are you grateful for...
January 24, 2021
Daily Step – There is space for all of us.
There is space for all of us. This morning, my boys ran into my office and went straight to my candy drawer to pick a treat....
January 22, 2021
Daily Step – Assume good will.
Assume good will. In my latest post for the Ignatian Spirituality dotmagis blog, I wrote this about Ignatius’s invitation to “assume good will”: “In the Spiritual Exercises,...
January 21, 2021
Daily Step – Today is an opportunity.
When I picked the boys up yesterday, my oldest couldn’t wait to tell me about some nightmare he had when he was seven (he turned eight...
January 20, 2021
Daily Step – Which will you choose?
I tried very hard to convince my husband that today is, in fact, a Monday. I mean, yes, I know it’s actually Tuesday but all the...
January 19, 2021
Daily Step – Incredibly beautiful, imperfectly human.
It’s been a whole week since I’ve picked up my Apple Pencil and worked on a new drawing (all my drawings so far are based off...
January 18, 2021