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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – What’s your favorite Fall sound?
It’s the second week of Fall, and I’m here for it. Of course, in Texas, it’ll take a bit for the temperature to catch up to...
September 27, 2021
Daily Step – It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t have to be the blue iris. This poem by Mary Oliver is about prayer, but I feel it extends to other things as well…...
September 22, 2021
Daily Step – Have you tried the Ignatian Examen?
Today I get to start up again with an Examen group for the first time in months, and I’m excited to begin. What’s the Examen? I...
September 20, 2021
Daily Step – Take time to capture the precious moments.
I have 30,000 images on my phone. Some of those are the mess-ups and mistakes and the not-quite-right attempts at artwork I’ve been doing since 2021...
September 17, 2021