Quiet Thoughts

Split image showing a hand-drawn sketch of a wraparound porch blending into a real cedar bungalow with an unfinished porch, symbolizing vision becoming reality

Beauty After Broken Dreams – Finding Hope and H...

One afternoon the contractor packed up, the posts were set, the joists half laid, and the work… stopped. A rectangle of skeletal beams clung to the front of the house—Marissa’s...

Beauty After Broken Dreams – Finding Hope and H...

One afternoon the contractor packed up, the posts were set, the joists half laid, and the work… stopped. A rectangle of skeletal beams clung to the front of the house—Marissa’s...

The Lifeguard and the Empty Pool

When Your Well Runs Dry: A Guide to Replenishin...

She saw now that her own life, like the empty pool before her, needed to be filled not by her frantic efforts, but by a water that flowed from a...

When Your Well Runs Dry: A Guide to Replenishin...

She saw now that her own life, like the empty pool before her, needed to be filled not by her frantic efforts, but by a water that flowed from a...

Anchored in the Storm: Finding Trust in Uncertainty & Faith in Life’s Storms

Anchored in the Storm: Finding Trust in Uncerta...

One moment, they were paddling hard toward the safety of a rocky shoreline. The next, the wind whipped into them head-on, shoving the canoe sideways. Sheets of rain pelted them,...

Anchored in the Storm: Finding Trust in Uncerta...

One moment, they were paddling hard toward the safety of a rocky shoreline. The next, the wind whipped into them head-on, shoving the canoe sideways. Sheets of rain pelted them,...

When Heaven Feels Silent – The Darkroom Photographer

When Heaven Feels Silent – Finding Faith in Una...

The longer Elliot stood in the glow of the red light, the more he understood: silence does not equal abandonment. Just as the developer works invisibly, so too might God...

When Heaven Feels Silent – Finding Faith in Una...

The longer Elliot stood in the glow of the red light, the more he understood: silence does not equal abandonment. Just as the developer works invisibly, so too might God...

When Grief Silences the Music: A Musician’s Guide to Holding on to Hope

When Grief Silences the Music: A Christian Guid...

He remembered a small, simple melody he and Sarah used to play together, just for fun. It wasn't a grand, complex piece from a famous composer, but a quiet, simple...

When Grief Silences the Music: A Christian Guid...

He remembered a small, simple melody he and Sarah used to play together, just for fun. It wasn't a grand, complex piece from a famous composer, but a quiet, simple...

When You Struggle to Let Go: The Weathered Kite

When You Struggle to Let Go – Finding Peace in ...

It wasn’t just a kite she was clinging to. It was the memories stitched into its fabric — moments she feared would vanish if she loosened her grip. But the...

When You Struggle to Let Go – Finding Peace in ...

It wasn’t just a kite she was clinging to. It was the memories stitched into its fabric — moments she feared would vanish if she loosened her grip. But the...