Divinely Detoured

In developing eyes for the invisible, we must recognize not only invisible types of illnesses, but our own heart issue as well.

When we are suffering, we often we think we know what we need, but by being open to bigger, unidentified needs, we can begin holding our "need" and God's provision at. the same time.

Saudade is indeed, absence with a presence. But it is also absence with a pull, absence for a purpose. This God-shaped space in our hearts represents the most important saudade we must deal with in this life.

Through every season of life, God never leaves us. Even though at times, He seems difficult to find. He never leaves the scene we're living.

Carrying a cross makes no rational sense until we realize we are called to help but not to save, and that miracles can happen on the way.

When God's goodness is difficult to remember, we must avoid a dangerous bias called recency syndrome and lean on the God of the long-term.

Five little things I’ve learned about hope since 2020, just in case hope seems hard in 2026. Spoiler: Hope dies last.

To be remembered, we must give up making ourselves irreplaceable, we must focus on "becoming" instead of "completing, "and get comfortable leaving a thread hanging.

A ministry of love can arise from our worst days and create a transient beauty that satisfies even our deepest hunger.

A detour can take us into exile but there are unexpected gifts in that foreign land.

Mourning the 90th birthday party we never had, I realize I grew up a rich girl because of my dad.

We like faith to show up in big ways: in a fiery furnace, a lion’s den, an empty tomb. We even use the term  “leap of faith”  to mean  a big move, something bold, fast, or at least forward. But what if the real show of faith is staying?

When change is slow, we can take comfort knowing that time builds relationships, shapes us, and creates the exceptional.

When deep waters feel like a threat, know that God may be calling you into a more intimate relationship because deep is where hope lives.

The mom I meant to be is one who does not avoid questions but, realizing that God deals in questions, does avoid knowingness.

Getting unstuck involves a realization of getting stuck, needing a hand, and reaching out, and ultimately wanting more than a fix.

When we give God all our broken pieces we start to go deeper with Him. And when we do, He takes our jagged storyline and creates a sparkling wholeness.

The key to discovering hope after dreams are cut down is recognizing unlikely shelter, and embracing a different life after the storm.

When you or someone you love is on the ongoing prayer list, it helps to focus on a different kind of blessing.

To navigate a season of grief and gratitude, we must realize that often grief is mixed with gratitude, and that gratitude needs grief.

When wrestling with gratitude, it helps to remember the giving part: that gratitude costs us, but also gives an unlikely blessing.

When words are hard to come by, the Spirit steps in, reminding us the Who is what matters, finding faith hidden inside the words.

When facing a season of trial, know the significance of 40 and, perhaps most importantly, anticipate the other side of 40.

When storms leave you feeling empty, embrace a new emotion and realize that empty precedes the miracle. Then watch what God can do with empty.

To be still requires a slowness, a surrender, and a knowing that will help carry us through periods of even still.