When the New Year Hits Harder Than Expected
This New Year took me by surprise. I climbed in bed with a head cold the night of December 31 (long before midnight). I hadn’t yet reviewed 2025. I wasn’t…
This New Year took me by surprise. I climbed in bed with a head cold the night of December 31 (long before midnight). I hadn’t yet reviewed 2025. I wasn’t…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E8 — We're living through a season of deep division, political unrest, and global instability. Justin Giboney, political strategist and author of Don't Let Nobody Turn…
I didn’t expect turning the corner from 19 to 20 to feel like such a big deal. Our daughter Penny came into this world two decades ago, on December 30th,…
When anxiety creeps in, our breath often carries the story we’re telling ourselves. In my conversation with Justin Whitmel Earley, he points out that we can use our breath to…
Here are books I loved in 2025. Non-Fiction The Discipline of Inspiration by Carey Wallace. Everyone is an artist, and all art is from God. I’m having trouble putting my…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E7 — Your body is trying to tell you something. Are you listening? In this episode, corporate lawyer Justin Whitmel Earley joins Amy Julia…
President Trump’s use of the r-word to describe Tim Walz sparked a huge increase in the word on social media, and the majority of that increase came from people using the word to…
In church this Sunday, we heard about the angels who appeared to the shepherds and said, “Do not fear.” It’s a refrain within the Christmas story. Mary, do not fear the unexpected…
Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of December… The Correspondent by Virginia…
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S9 E6 — In a season of parties and entertaining, it’s good to remember that hospitality means something very different—welcoming the stranger and caring for…