Crows exult in the last fragile wisps of summer as a school bus rumbles by. Farmers' markets and county fairs burst into full bloom, leaves just beginning to ponder the virtues of the color yellow. Oh, I hope your heart is turning toward the sun these days. Soak in as much beauty as you can... Continue Reading →

August is the best. It's the perfect reason to splurge on a final beach trip, the double scoop of ice cream with sprinkles, and an evening chasing fireflies. August smells like sunscreen and stargazing. As we squeeze the last sweet drops out of this glory-stuffed summer, may the God who delights in our delight open... Continue Reading →

June poured in with swollen clouds and full-blown blooms on the rhododendrons out front. Ice cream shops have thrown their doors wide open. Golfers rejoice, my husband leading them with wild whoops. Girls laced in white float down church aisles across the nation. All this beauty birthed out of waiting. As we inch our way... Continue Reading →

May is a month of fresh pink blooms, open-air farmers' markets, and celebrations of mamas. Let's move into this season with eyes peeled for the glory of God; there are so many places to find it. Here are a handful of my personal favorites at the moment that I suspect you'll love. Some May gifts... Continue Reading →

Hello, slushy, squishy, sloppy April! You're the gorgeous transition of snow shovels to umbrellas, and I adore how we never know quite what to do with you. Let the budding trees and returning sparrows call forth praise, the earthworms and moss sing for joy! It's hard for me to imagine God without hands covered in... Continue Reading →

In my mind, March is the last month of winter (despite the inevitable snow drifts of April in Connecticut). The garden seems to think so, too—daffodil stalks are already peeking through the frozen ground. This is a cold, hard month, both physically and spiritually. Pain lingers here: a cross raises up, and a tomb is... Continue Reading →

Whether we're six or sixty, it's time again for bedazzling containers to hold our hearts. In a world so quick to show anything but real love, Jesus followers have a beautiful chance to display what mended souls can look like: pure, deep, lasting, patient, kind, free, compassionate. Let's not settle for cheap imitations of love;... Continue Reading →

CATHARSIS (n): the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions* Like throwing away an old calendar and replacing it with a brand-new, clean, shiny one for a brand-new, clean, shiny year. There's something so purifying about January 1. It's a reminder that God never stops working; He's always up to... Continue Reading →

“But there is always a November space after the leaves have fallen when she felt it was almost indecent to intrude on the woods … for their glory terrestrial had departed and their glory celestial of spirit and purity and whiteness had not yet come upon them.” (L.M. Montgomery) Can you feel it? The crisp... Continue Reading →