Blogging Through the Seasons

“May the knowledge of my mortality inspire me to spend myself wildly and wisely rather than hold tightly to my hours, my minutes, my strength, and my time.” It was pouring down rain as we entered the I-15 freeway in Corona when a truck swerved into our lane. I watched...

TW: this piece contains mentions of toxic fitness phrases Day 26: “May I never sacrifice my health and wholeness on the altar of productivity; let my work be rooted in my full humanity and in grace.” We have been inundated with mantras of productivity and...

“Just as Jesus bore the scars of his death, may the words of my past have a redeemed place in my future.” “If you could go to a point in your past, what would you do differently?” These are the kind of musings I come up with on my way to work every morning. My...

“May I have the courage to trust, even knowing how frail human promises can be.” It all started in 1970. I had three travel agency offices already, but I wanted to expand. My goal was to take over the travel department of the General Conference of Seventh-day...

Being 16, my parents would NEVER allow me to date. However, I did experience a heartbreak that was just as painful. I invested my entire high school career thus far in a program that was so important to me. Being involved in it uniquely grew my passion for leadership...

“May I have the wisdom and patience to let questions planted in me wait, rest, and germinate rather than anxiously harvest answers whose season has not come.” We have a framed picture of Jesus planting seeds and it reads, “Tomorrow’s flowers grow from the seeds we...