
Barefoot Blog
Being barefoot has certain social connotations. We may be seen as informal, at ease, or perhaps that we’re in a familiar setting. In some cultures it is polite to remove your shoes before crossing a threshold. And often, only when barefoot may we approach holy ground.
My life has been an exercise in searching for the sacred in our modern world. Some days it feels harder than others to find a place where I can breathe and be fully engaged in Truth.
And yet.
We are called to engage with our Savior in the easy times and in the difficult ones. Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus’ disciples, Mary, the woman at the well–all were called to a higher purpose than they ever imagined before they met the Lord. By saying ‘yes’ to the call, their lives became richer than they ever would have been on their own power.
So, I’m faced with a choice. I can ignore the calling of the Spirit in my life and go on living my own way. Or, I can daily make the choice to approach a sacred God, barefoot in heart and soul, and to engage with the One who calls me to a higher life.
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Writing a Novel, One Word at a Time
November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short). Along with the arrival of cooler weather, holiday prep, and fall time activities, NaNoWriMo evokes a special sort of nostalgia for me. It ushers in feelings of time spent with family, the pleasant busyness of the season, and all sorts of endings. My life has been…
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Finding the Truest North
The first time I used a compass, I picked it up and watched the needle spin away from the “N” and thought it was broken. Little did I realize that I needed some instruction before I understood how to use it. But even knowing how to use a compass won’t help me find my way…
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Fine China Reflections
When I was creating my wedding registry, people kept asking me if I’d picked out a set of china. As someone who often enjoyed my Thanksgiving meal on paper plates for easy cleanup, this concept was foreign to me. Why would I have china on my registry? Wasn’t that just for taking up space and…
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Keeping an Indie Soul in a Pop World
I love indie music. There’s something special about finding an artist who’s relatively unknown and connecting with their message. Sure, sometimes it sounds a bit rough or unpolished, but that honesty and grittiness is what draws me to the genre in the first place. There’s no pretense because there’s no pressure from a big label…
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Choosing the Narrow Road
Being an introverted mom is a challenge. There’s always someone needing me, pulling me away, vying for my attention. I can get sucked into the cycle of unproductivity because I keep getting disrupted when I try to focus on something. And as I mentioned in a previous post, it’s already hard enough to focus on…
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