Faith Over Chaos

There’s a kind of competition that unfolds in my family—not the kind with trophies or scoreboards, but the kind that makes you laugh and reflect. It’s playful, persistent, and oddly insightful. When my children were little, they’d race to the door the moment I got home, each one determined to…

My son Daniel used to have this adorable little habit when he was caught red-handed in mischief. Well to be honest I wasn’t thinking about how adorable at the time. He’d just… stare at me. Like maybe if he held eye contact long enough, I’d forget the writings on the…

Today I felt a thing. Not a holy nudge. Not a gentle whisper. More like a spiritual gut-punch wrapped in shame. I had one of those moments where I looked at my reaction—what I said, how I acted—and thought, “Wow. That was… not great.” And instead of pausing to reflect,…

I used to sit in the middle of the mess and think, “How did I end up here?” This trial, this chaos—it had to be something I did, right? So, I’d start the spiritual spring cleaning. “Okay God, what do I need to sweep out? What hidden leaven is lurking…

Today I’m writing from a place of explanation—and maybe a little holy rebellion. I came up with this Eden Thinking concept as a way for my brain to accept the notion that we can talk to God like Adam and Eve did. Not just formally. Not just when we’re “supposed…