Hello fellow listeners, Every Monday and Thursday a new SLOW Word Lectio Divina appears right here. Today we’re spending time in Isaiah 40:1-5. Can you hear Handel’s Messiah? “Every valley shall be lifted up. Every mountain and hill made low and…
(SLOW Word attached to the bottom, dear friends. It’s such a privilege to listen to the Word with you right here every Monday and Thursday!) We’re in the middle of a mini-series on SLOW living right here at AThirstforGod.com. Find…
This July I was in Italy for three weeks with my people. I’m still living in the after-glow. We spent one week on the Ligurian coast, a week in the Dolomites, a quick trip through Venice, and a week with friends…
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them. St. Augustine Our work this week has piled up heavy and we’re sure we won’t be able to climb out from…
The life you save may be your own. Flannery O’Connor I was wedged into a Bed, Bath, and Beyond aisle late at night standing on a scale. I gasped. Audibly. Still in my pregnancy pants, I was every bit of…
I’m done with perfect. She’s been my friend for decades but lately the cost has been way too high. When she’s around I forget to breathe deeply, joy is assigned a backseat and forgotten, and I drive around paralyzed by anxiety. I’ve even…
It’s the kids’ bedtime and I can feel my intention for meaningful rest slipping away. I’m too weary to choose well. By the time the kids are kissed and prayed over, the dishes are done, and the dishwasher’s humming starts, I’m done too. Done.…
These pics above are from both December and January. You’ll forgive me. I loved the snow theme. We spent much of our January on the road. College of Bishops meeting in Florida. Reading, PA with family while Andrew was in…
It’s when I show up at the Confession on Sunday morning empty handed that I know I’m in trouble. I’ve forgotten the quick cutting down, the self-pity binge, the explosions at bedtime. I’ve forgotten the pride because pride makes the…
1 We swung into September littered with full suitcases to unpack from vacation and a house that hadn’t seen love for a month. The next day we started homeschooling amidst the chaos. I’m taking notes for next year. Start school…