Noticing Where God Is
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Noticing Where God Is

January always carries that quiet pressure to move. To figure things out.To name goals.To get oriented for what’s next.Even when we tell ourselves we’re resting, something in us is already leaning forward. But this week’s Scriptures gently interrupt that impulse. “And he said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’…

Surviving the Holidays-Tips for Trauma Survivors
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Surviving the Holidays-Tips for Trauma Survivors

As I was preparing this week’s theme, “Surviving the Holidays,” I thought back to a conversation I had a few years ago with my friend, licensed professional counselor Keri Kitchen. We talked honestly about the complicated emotions many of us carry into this season, especially those of us healing from trauma or navigating tender places….