relationships

Love, Relearned

We use the word love for almost everything. Songs, friendships, coffee orders, relationships, self care, even the choices we would rather not examine too closely. The more familiar the word becomes, the easier it is to assume we all mean the same thing when we say it. And yet, somewhere along the way, love picked…
The Holy Hunger of the Heart

Our hearts were never designed to live empty, so they reach, cling, and hold. We cling to memories, to dreams, to people whose presence steadies us. Relationships are a gift from God—He Himself said, “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). Yet even good gifts can grow heavy when we…
When the Light Hits the Dust

A beam of sunlight slipped into my living room one day and did what sunlight always does when it’s feeling bold—it told the truth. It lit up dust. Dog hair. Little evidence of life I hadn’t noticed… or maybe had noticed and quietly ignored. You know how it is. When the light isn’t hitting things…

Love, Relearned