The joy of being known

The joy of being known

What lights you up? What triggers you? What are things that bring you peace? This last two years I’ve been telling God all these things about myself. Maybe your response is, “But He already knows that, Suzie.” I believe that too, but there’s something faith-changing...
I choose to hope

I choose to hope

In this Advent season, I sense God calling us back to hope. Hope is more than wishful thinking, however. It’s trust placed in a trustworthy God, even as that “thing” feels impossible. As I started to write this post, there were a lot of things I wanted to say...
What an incredible opportunity to be a light

What an incredible opportunity to be a light

Let your light shine, Jesus said. Maybe you’ve been heavy-hearted. If so, you aren’t alone. The world feels so torn. We are seeing the worst in humanity in 3-D, splashed across the news, maybe on your friend’s news feed. We don’t know the right words to say, so we...
I surrender

I surrender

It was icy outside, a freak November storm. The car was parked a little sideways. Richard had pulled into the parking place and stumbled into the ER in the midst of a massive heart attack. As I stood outside the car, trying to open the frozen door. I was trembling and...