Is Gratitude Possible When Life Is Hard?
It’s been a difficult few years for my family. We lost my brother to an aggressive form of brain cancer in the fall. Since then,…
read moreMake the Most of Your Thanksgiving This Year
What’s not to love about Thanksgiving? You don’t have to buy any gifts, and you can just celebrate the many people and things you’re thankful…
read more6 Novels to Make You Think Deeply About Faith
Though I’m a person of faith who loves to read, I’ve never been one for religious fiction. I’m sure there are excellent Christian novels out…
read moreBusy Is the New Fine
Best-selling author of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series, Alan Cohen once said, “Busyness is not a reason for not getting other things done.…
read moreSeeking Guidance: How a Spiritual Mentor Could Help You
Throughout college, I was heavily involved in campus ministry. The retreats, events, and small communities I was a part of there not only allowed me…
read moreYou Are More Than Your Job
Recently, I was volunteering at my son’s school and struck up a conversation with another parent. Inevitably, the conversation veered toward work, and I cringed…
read moreWeekends With My Sister: How Hiking Helped Us Grow Closer
There is a six-year age gap between my youngest sister and me. As children, we fought constantly, which perpetually baffled my mother. “You’re six years…
read moreHow a Time of Isolation Made Me Appreciate Community
When my family made plans to live abroad for a stretch of three months, we envisioned the many ways the experience would enrich us. An…
read moreHow to Pray When You’re Really Not Feeling It
When I was growing up, nightly prayers were a formal, ritualized affair. I was raised in the grand Catholic tradition of kneeling by the side…
read moreWhy a Small “I Will” Is More Powerful Than a Flood of “I Wishes”
During fifth grade, our classroom became the temporary home to a traveling library of animals brought to us by a local college. To a child…
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