Create Your Now Podcast

Here you are, standing on ground you didn’t choose, in a season you didn’t plan, holding a life that looks nothing like the one you sketched out in your heart. And if we’re going to talk about loving the reflection that stares back at you, then we have to start right here. Not with who […]

Nobody wakes up in the morning hoping someone will hold their feet to the fire. We don’t naturally gravitate toward the hard conversations, the honest mirrors, or the questions that make us squirm a little. And yet, if you and I are serious about becoming who God created us to be, then it’s time to […]

There’s something about this time of year that makes your soul sit up a little straighter. Maybe it’s the smell of new school supplies or the way the morning air starts to shift just enough to remind you that change is coming. Whether you’ve got kids heading back to the classroom or not, this season […]

We all have moments when life stops asking politely and starts demanding. The diagnosis you did not see coming. The relationship that shifted overnight. The door that closed when you were sure — absolutely sure — it was the one God had opened. And in those moments, something inside you tightens. You grip harder. You […]

We are wired to want to be right. It’s part of being human — this deep pull toward controlling our circumstances, defending our perspective, and standing firm on the hill we’ve chosen. And in most areas of life, that drive can serve us well. But marriage isn’t like most areas of life. Marriage is two […]

There’s a shift that happens every year around this time. You can feel it coming. The backpacks come out. The schedules start stacking. The buses start appearing in droves. And before you know it, the days that once stretched long and slow are suddenly chopped into thirty-minute increments between drop-offs and deadlines. If you’re a […]

It can be one of the hardest things we ever do — keeping our hands unclenched when everything in us wants a tighter grip. Staying open when life has taught us that open means vulnerable, and vulnerable means hurt. But here’s what I’ve learned, and what I’m reminded of in every new season: the moment […]

When was the last time you looked at yourself, really looked and didn’t flinch? It’s not the quick glance in the rearview mirror to check your lipstick or the passing reflection in a storefront window where you tug at your shirt and keep walking. It’s the kind of looking that requires stillness. The kind of […]

Life has a way of catching you off guard. One minute you’re standing tall, feeling like you’ve finally got your footing — and the next, something comes along and sweeps your feet right out from under you. Maybe it’s a phone call you weren’t expecting. A door that closed when you were sure it was […]

You already have what you need, right now to create your now. There is no reason to wait for tomorrow, nor when the circumstances shift, or when that one thing finally falls into place. And yet, there’s this pull that creeps in and whispers, but what about that thing you can’t fix or control? There you […]

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” ~  Philippians 4:12 Contentment didn’t land in Paul’s lap like some spiritual […]

When was the last time you actually celebrated your spouse? Not on their birthday or your anniversary. Not some calendar-mandated holiday where Hallmark reminds you it’s time to show up. This is a random, ordinary, nothing-special kind of day, when you look at the person doing life beside you and say, “I see you. And […]

There is something about the start of a new school year that carries both excitement and weight. The backpacks are packed, the outfits are picked out, and the alarm is set for a time no one in the house has seen in weeks. But before the bus pulls up, before the shoes are tied and […]

I know you’re tired. I know that thing you’ve been carrying — that weight you keep picking up every single morning, even though nobody would blame you for setting it down — I know it’s heavy. And I know you’ve told yourself more than once that you’re not sure you have another round in you. […]

There’s a moment — and if you’re honest, you know exactly the one I’m talking about — where you catch your reflection and the first thing that crosses your mind isn’t kind. It’s not always about what you look like physically, although sometimes it is. More often, it’s deeper than that. It’s the look in your […]

Why is it that we can pour ourselves into everyone else’s schedule, everyone else’s crisis, everyone else’s to-do list, but when it comes to our own day, we just… wing it? We wake up, already behind before our feet hit the floor, and we spend the next twelve or sixteen hours reacting. Putting out fires. […]

Have you ever made a decision, felt good about it for a moment, and then spent the next three days replaying it in your mind like a movie you can’t turn off? You made the call. You weighed your options. You moved. And then — almost out of nowhere — the doubt crept in. Did I […]

When you feel like all you’re doing is running away from or toward all the things, it’s hard to find joy and peace in life. You can get down and out about your circumstances, and all hope feels lost. But as Paul says in Romans 15:13, “May the God of hope fill you with all […]

There’s a moment in every marriage where you have to make a choice. You can stand there replaying every missed pass — every time your spouse came up short, every promise that got fumbled, every “we’ll get to it” that never got to anything. Or you can do what the good ones do when the […]

Parenting is a never-ending, rhythmic song that plays over and over again. Some of the melodies are soothing to the heart — a sleepy child curled into your shoulder, a shared laugh over something silly at the dinner table, a “thank you, Mom” that comes out of nowhere and undoes you a little. But many […]

There is a particular kind of tired that comes from walking in circles. You look up and realize you have passed this same tree, this same doubt, this same conversation with yourself, more times than you can count. You are moving; your legs ache to prove it, but the scenery refuses to change. And somewhere […]

Life doesn’t always unfold the way we planned. One day the road looks clear, and the next, it curves somewhere we never saw coming. Unexpected turns can leave us feeling disappointed, confused, or uncertain about what is happening in our world and what God is doing in the middle of it. But here is what remains […]

There is a particular kind of tired that has nothing to do with sleep. It’s the tired that comes from carrying a dream for longer than you expected to carry it, from praying the same prayer for the hundredth time, from showing up to the same unfinished work day after day and wondering if today […]

A journey lasts a lifetime. It requires a chosen mindset, intentional thoughts, and actions that put an exclamation point to movement. Not a comma. Not a question mark. An exclamation point—a declaration that you meant to keep going. As you travel the various paths set before you, let this settle into your spirit: you didn’t come […]

There’s a moment right before your feet hit the floor. The alarm has gone off, the day is waiting, and for just a second you get to choose what you reach for first. Most of us reach for the phone. We reach for the to-do list already running in our heads. We reach for yesterday’s […]