Daily Step – Stop and breathe it in.
I have spent this week back in the Midwest somewhere in the outskirts of Chicago. It’s been awhile since I’ve spent time in this area during...
November 11, 2021
Daily Step – May I be the tiniest nail…
“Sometimes the desire to be lost again,as long ago,comes over me like a vapor.” I get the pleasure of being away this week journeying through week...
November 9, 2021
Daily Step – I posit that God sees no imperfections in us.
We all have imperfections. Little things that make us look at ourselves in the mirror with a super critical eye. Things that make us feel less...
November 8, 2021
Daily Step – Which inner voice do you listen to?
Earlier this week, I was reflecting with my weekly Examen group and the topic of voices came up. Not external voices, but really our own inner...
November 3, 2021
Daily Step – What did you love doing as a child?
My twins started an after school drama camp last week. I had asked them last Monday: “If you could do anything as an extracurricular, what would...
November 2, 2021
Daily Step – There is magic waiting.
I never thought of myself as someone who craved silence. But I think it’s true. I do actually need those moments when I walk in the...
October 27, 2021
Daily Step – An odd sort of mercy, but there ya go.
“Dear Morningyou comewith so many angels of mercyso wondrously disguised…” This has been a really rough morning already. First, Riley messed his bed in his crate…...
October 26, 2021
Daily Step – Just good things contained in here…
Several weeks ago, my oldest son’s teachers decided to send home a weekly Friday email telling us about his week. They mentioned something straight away so...
October 18, 2021
Daily Step – How do you show God love?
As I begin to wrap up the Spiritual Exercises, I was asked to contemplate what it means to show love to God. My first, instinctive answer...
October 15, 2021
Daily Step – Sometimes you have to pivot.
Tomorrow will mark three weeks with Riley. Like most labs, he is VERY friendly. When he sees a dog/person he wants to be friends with on...
October 14, 2021