Daily Step – How is the morning greeting you today?
Softest of mornings… Hello. How is the morning greeting you today? Unlike Mary Oliver in the rest of this poem, I am not up getting in...
January 31, 2022
Daily Step – Do you believe in the love that surrounds you each day?
A love so large… I make a point to tell my boys I love them and I’m grateful for them almost every night. Last night, my...
September 10, 2021
Daily Step – Do you need a little courage today?
“Don’t let yourself lose me.Nearby is the country they call life.You will know it by its seriousness.aGive me your hand..” This poem by Rainer Maria Rilke...
September 8, 2021
Daily Step – What small steps of love can you take today?
“When we look back after many small steps of love, we will discover that we have made a long and beautiful journey.” This Monday, I started...
September 2, 2021
Daily Step – Look for God in the light.
I love mornings. It took years for me to understand that I was at my best if I went to bed early and woke up early....
August 11, 2021
Daily Step – You can start again, right now.
We must learn to live each minute… as an opportunity to make everything new. Oh man is that a beautiful and difficult challenge from Henri Nouwen....
July 15, 2021
Daily Step – Do you try too hard to love perfectly?
We have a set of these Christmas lights up year round in our kitchen. Originally, we kept them up because the boys birthdays are soon after...
June 28, 2021
Daily Step – I meant to offer a prayer but instead…
This morning I lay in bed for a few extra minutes to offer a prayer. But instead of a prayer, God got a list. My “insane...
June 15, 2021
Daily Step – If God gave bees all they needed to feed the world…
On a walk this weekend (enjoying the dry and cool hours while they lasted), my boys were discussing the life spans of different insects. “I think...
June 1, 2021
Daily Step – Celebrate your wins. Learn from your losses.
My boys love Connect Four these days. We are actually playing on our second copy of this game. We owned a Connect Four a couple years...
May 26, 2021