Daily Step – The Grace of Perseverance
Today I am over at Ignatian Ministries’ Into the Deep Blog writing about the challenges of persisting and the grace God always seems to offer us...
February 17, 2025
Daily Step – It’s okay if Psalm 139 makes you nervous.
I’ll admit it. Psalm 139 makes me nervous. I know it’s beautiful. I know it means God loves me. But it also means God sees… me. Everything...
October 5, 2023
Daily Step – The new tool I learned for focusing on grace over challenge.
“I have the tendency to focus on challenges over graces. When a problem arises in my day, it can become the only thing about which I can...
August 4, 2023
Daily Step – A prayer to let go…
I found this prayer by Henri Nouwen yesterday… and it hit so close to home for me. As I paired the puppeteer’s hand with the prayer,...
February 9, 2023
Daily Step – Taking note of words from my favorite saint to ease my worry.
Are you a worrier? Or am I alone in this perpetual habit? My tendency to worry gets more all-encompassing when I am facing a change in...
November 1, 2022
Daily Step – Are you patient enough for God’s time?
Are you a patient person? I am not. I won’t even try to pretend I am. I like things to begin and end on time.I also...
September 26, 2022
Daily Step – What do you do when you fail?
What do you do when you fail? Do you get frustrated? Do you give up? Or do you try again? I definitely get frustrated when I...
September 12, 2022
Daily Step – Do you ever try to fix what can’t be fixed?
Do you ever try to fix things that can’t be fixed? Or maybe this is the better question… Do you ever try to fix things that...
September 6, 2022
Daily Step – I LOVE grades, don’t you?
Do you ever wonder if God judges the quality of your prayer? I’m a grade-oriented person, so sometimes I think grades on a whole bunch of...
April 4, 2022
Daily Step – Believe it or not, a minivan can be an effective place to pray.
How do you best speak to God?Is there a particular prayer you use?A particular place you go? Currently, my go-to place to speak to God is...
March 21, 2022