November 1, 2024

I’ll lead with an answer to a question because I don’t want to sound prideful at all: I had not. So now, here’s the question: Have you ever felt – I mean, really FELT – actual love – I mean, that emotional sensation – come out of your heart… towards Jesus? Love from my head As of this writing, I’m about 3/4 of the way through reading the entire Bible for the 2nd time over the course of almost 2... Read more

September 30, 2024

I’ve always thought dancing brought me joy. Didn’t it? I’ve always thought dance – including as a professional dancer – was a joyful place to operate in, and to, quite literally, move around in. Wasn’t it supposed to, forevermore? I’ve often thought dancing with someone swept me into some joyful relationships. Wait, was I not feeling that anymore? And people who have watched me dance have often told me of the joy they’ve felt from the performance. But can we... Read more

August 31, 2024

Have you ever chased a big, crazy dream, only to have it quietly fizzle away among your folders on some thumb drive? And then did God rekindle it in a bizarre – yet perfectly perfect – way? And it came to pass but… His way? That recently happened to me when I entered a film fest at a friend’s church. And I’m still pretty stunned by what happened. The Film Dream Backstory Not a lot of people know that I... Read more

January 15, 2024

Almost 10 days ago, when I posted on social that I’d finished reading the whole Bible for the first time ever – which FYI had NEVER been on my pre-Jesus bucket list – I actually didn’t even ask myself the question, “Now what?” I didn’t have to. I already had my answer queued up. In my Bible app. (no affiliate link there or anything; it’s simply the app that I love to use for reading) But let’s back up first.... Read more

December 26, 2023

A film isn’t finished ’til it’s “in the can” – and even then, there’s the Director’s Cut. Writing is actually *re-writing*. And the choreographer always, always “improves” (read: completely changes) the dance steps between the first and second performance. And so goes the life of a creative. Of which I am. In all 3 of the above genres, in fact. So I know these situations to be absolute fact. I also know these situations are not bad parts of the... Read more

December 9, 2023

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philippians 4:6-8 NIV bold mine)   What was admirable last week Admirable.... Read more

November 25, 2023

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Philippians 4:6-8 (NIV) (bold mine) This year... Read more

November 15, 2023

“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV) (bold mine) What do you think about when you try to think about pure things? As the daughter of a woman who loved – and was able to buy – very fine things, I tend to think about pure gold earrings (preferably in... Read more

November 4, 2023

When you happen to come across different word choices in different Bible translations, do you wonder, like I do, what’s the difference? And does that make you wonder, like it does for me, which word choice is “right”? Is there a choice that’s more “just”? Hmmm, is there a choice that’s “just right”? Let’s take the next step on our journey through Paul’s list of favorite things to think about to release anxiety – and think about these 2 very... Read more

October 22, 2023

If you’re like me, you’ve celebrated plenty of regular birthdays – the birthdays that acknowledge how old our physical bodies are, calendar year after calendar year. Sometimes it’s balloons and Barbie’s, cake and go-carts, dinner and dancing, or simply gifs on Facebook. And if you’re like me, you’ve also seen plenty of baptisms either in-person or across social. Whether it’s the gentle, Catholic-style water and oil on the forehead (like I grew up with) or a splashy full-immersion (like I’m... Read more


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