The Windmill Epiphanies: Part 2—More Lessons from the Roadside a Guest Post by Rebecca Orozco (for Part 1 of this two-part mini-series, click here) When God prompted me to pull my car over to the side of the road…
The Windmill Epiphanies: Part 1—Spinning by the Spirit a Guest Post by Rebecca Orozco I was driving over the Altamont Pass, going my usual route to get to church for the mom’s ministry I volunteer in, when I got…
I tend to shy away from neediness. Even when it’s someone I deeply love— like my kids or my husband— if they seem too needy, too “high maintenance” for some reason, I can feel myself pulling away. If I’m…
I’ve been struggling with feeling like a failure as a mom lately. Nothing in particular has happened— it’s more like just a constant through-line permeating my heart and brain all day every day, making me second-guess all my decisions and…
When I was I think around 10 years old, I got pinned to the ocean floor by a powerful wave. The force of the water took my scrawny frame by surprise and, although I was a strong swimmer, I wasn’t strong or…
I always find myself feeling a bit frantic at this time of year. Trying to juggle too many things at one time. Trying to make my self and my resources available to too many different things and people and…
It’s silly, really. But it happens all the time. We spend our time admiring the ones who stand on stages. The people who have the gifts of communicating with a microphone. The ones with “big platforms” of some sort. Perhaps…
If it matters that I follow God, but it’s also true that He loves me no matter what… what is His response when I blow it? Because let’s be real: we all know not one of us is perfect…
Yesterday was a “going small” day. It was one of those days wherein I found myself on edge, constantly snapping at my various family members for the slightest offenses. Around midday, when I realized what I was doing,…
What normal, everyday things are you celebrating today? What has happened this week that is worth stopping to gratefully notice? After this was asked over at (in)courage last week, I started drumming up my response: Today I am celebrating kind words…