Daily Step – Lord, increase my understanding.
Yesterday afternoon, I got the privilege of going on a long walk with Riley and my oldest son. Unlike most of our weekday afternoon walks, this...
October 12, 2021
Daily Step – The risk of loving is always worth taking.
I’m not one for grieving. I don’t like to focus on that emotion much – despite writing quite a bit about the importance of it. I...
October 11, 2021
Daily Step – It’s okay to let joy and grief be housed together.
Joy and grief, housed together in one body. Have you ever felt both at the same time? Have you let the joy in when the grief...
October 8, 2021
Daily Step – Hold out for the quiet miracles.
Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. It’s one of the many feasts dedicated to Mary throughout the liturgical year. During my work...
October 7, 2021
Daily Step – Your voice matters.
“Would you like to make a comment?” Sometimes I wonder if I’ll run out of things to say. I’ll run out of new ideas. I’ll run...
October 6, 2021
Daily Step – What glimpse of God have you caught today?
“Glimpses of God that I’ve been allowed to catch.” This part of this quote by Henri Nouwen stayed with me this morning as I walked through...
October 5, 2021
Daily Step – Don’t dwell.
“So come to the pond,or the river of your imagination,or the harbor of your longing,and put your lips to the world. And liveyour life.” I tend...
October 4, 2021
Daily Step – Receive the grace offered to you today.
I don’t know what it is exactly, but I’ll take it. Like Mary Oliver, I’ll take grace too. Every. Single. Time. Perhaps it’s because unlike those...
October 1, 2021
Daily Step – Be yourself.
“If you’re John Muir you want trees to live among. If you’re Emily, a garden will do. Try to find the right place for yourself. If you can’t find...
September 30, 2021
Daily Step – Enjoying the year’s loveliest smile.
The year’s last, loveliest smile. Man I love the Fall. I love the changing of the leaves and the lowering temperatures. I love football season and...
September 29, 2021