A few weeks ago, as I was in that season of waiting to learn whether cancer had spread once again through my body, I had the simplest, most beautiful realization. I'd been thinking a lot about how when rest in Him, we're cradled in His hands. There's such comfort in...

Ever wonder what the deal is with the tradition of pulling apart the turkey's wishbone? As we enter Thanksgiving month here in the US, I thought it would be fun to look into some of our history for this holiday that you might not already know. First, the word...

Many years ago, I came across this prayer--very well known in Catholic circles, but I was a Protestant at the time and hadn't run into it before. And it was so beautiful that it stole my breath. So beautiful that I shushed everyone in the car and read it aloud to...

Did you know that peace and pact are related? Yep! Both come from the Latin pacem, the plural of which is pax...say that out loud, and you'll probably go, "Oh, of course!" Because, naturally, a pact is "an accord, an agreement," and the root definition of peace is...