You Can’t Disciple a Demon, and You Can’t Cast Out the Flesh I came across a quote the other day that made me pause: “You can’t disciple a demon, and you can’t cast out the flesh.” – Pastor Jack Hayford At first glance, that sounds like something from a deep theology textbook, but hang with […]
“Small Harvests, Great Worth” 🌸 Some plants fill a basket in a day — cucumbers tumbling in by the dozen, tomatoes weighing down the vine. Their abundance is a joy, but it comes quickly and easily. Then there are plants like the saffron crocus. You wait patiently for a single bloom. From that flower, just […]
No One Interviews the One Who Stayed Home I went on a cruise last year with friends. It was filled with fun—helping them offset the cost of a room by joining in, sharing space, keeping company. I signed up to swim with pigs. They wanted to do bar rivia. I did karaoke and rode ATVs. […]
The Greatest Mom Doesn’t Look Like You Think by Eileen Colette Somewhere along the way, the phrase “the greatest mom” became code for a woman who disappears. She gives up her career.She tucks away her dreams.She shows up to every school event with snacks labeled in calligraphy.She is, in every sense, selfless. And often, we […]
🌿 When I Didn’t Want to Worship by Eileen Colette “Why my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:5 NIV I almost didn’t go. I was tired. Emotionally drained. Frustrated with people who don’t see, […]
🌱 The Perfect Job Wasn’t What I ThoughtBy Eileen Colette I used to believe that being a nurse was the closest thing to God’s work. It felt like a calling—higher, holier, more sacrificial than any other service job. Nursing required knowledge, intuition, empathy, stamina, and grace. Sometimes, it felt like we were the ones ushering […]
🌿 Perfect Love Pulls WeedsA garden reflection on fear, care, and why we weed Have you ever noticed that we don’t weed our gardens because we’re afraid of weeds?We weed because we love what we planted. It’s a quiet thing, kneeling in the soil—fingertips pressing past clumps of earth to grip the roots of an […]
Some songs arrive like a whisper. Others… Like a confrontation. This one pulled something out of me I didn’t know was still there. “I Don’t Like Her (But I Love Her)” is a song I wrote about complicated love—how we can deeply care for someone who’s also been the source of our pain. It’s about […]