Daily Step – Do you long for control?
I want so much to be in control. How many times have you felt this way? The longing to control the situation? The desire to pre-determine...
February 2, 2021
Daily Step – May God surprise you.
Sometimes God can surprise you with an unexpected but beautiful response to even your most fervent prayers. As I lay in bed this morning, I realized...
February 1, 2021
Daily Step – What work do we need to put in?
What work do we need to put in for God to carry us the rest of the way? The last couple days my twins have insisted...
January 28, 2021
Daily Step – You are loved.
I don’t know who needs to hear this today but… You are loved. Maybe that’s the medicine for all that ailes us today – knowing, believing,...
January 27, 2021
Daily Step – There is space for all of us.
There is space for all of us. This morning, my boys ran into my office and went straight to my candy drawer to pick a treat....
January 22, 2021
Daily Step – Assume good will.
Assume good will. In my latest post for the Ignatian Spirituality dotmagis blog, I wrote this about Ignatius’s invitation to “assume good will”: “In the Spiritual Exercises,...
January 21, 2021
Daily Step – Today is an opportunity.
When I picked the boys up yesterday, my oldest couldn’t wait to tell me about some nightmare he had when he was seven (he turned eight...
January 20, 2021
Daily Step – Take that covid!
Last night I tore up wood floor planks yelling “take that covid!” I don’t know how you are coping with stress right now – but I’m...
July 23, 2020
Daily Post – The box fits a human!
“Wow, mommy, look! The box fits a human!” In my quest over the last week to super-organize my house (aka control what I could control), I...
July 21, 2020