the remind{h}er podcast

As we settle into the new year, I'm holding onto a small handful of personal unknowns, and the planner in me doesn't quite know how to be. Maybe you can relate?

Whether we choose the uncertainty or n…

It's the last episode of 2021!

Recently, I've been reminded that God is very much in the details. It's easy for me to think of God and search for God in broad strokes, thinking that God is present in…

Generally speaking, life for me often feels very scattered. Like a jar of marbles spilled and rolling every which way across hardwood floors, my focus, my attention, my thoughts often feel divided an…

I'm finding that each day, it seems we have a choice. There is an abundance of heartache, spiteful interaction, and mean-spirited rhetoric all around right now. And, while it doesn't get as much atte…

I'd never watched someone die before, let alone someone I absolutely adored.

I'll never forget how I felt in that one sacred moment - when "is" became "was." How literally one last breath had the pow…

Ours is a culture that loves happily ever afters, neatly tied bows, clear direction, and definitive explanations. We like our mysteries solved, our problems fixed, and our questions answered.

In my e…

I can page through my journal and pinpoint some rendition of this sentence, especially in the Saturday entries: " I probably wasn't as productive as I should have been." Sound familiar?

The truth is,…

Each episode, I mention that life often makes it easy to forget - to forget the truth about who God is and who we are called to be. We are prone to forget, and it's important to pay attention to what…

Fred Rogers used to say, "The greatest gift you will ever give is your honest self."

While it might sound cliche, there is something powerful about being yourself. And while it might seem simple, bei…

Fighting sleep might feel familiar, at least to some degree. I can remember that battle as a child, defying any suggestion that I take a nap or go to bed when I was supposed to. I look back now and d…

In our fast-paced world, sometimes I wonder what I'm missing. In my over-functioning, in my distracted frame of mind, when my eyes are locked on my scrolling screen, when I attempt to handle too much…

Recent research shows that we are prone to add and accumulate. We don't hesitate to schedule one more meeting, pencil in one more task on the to-do list, or strive to add one more accolade to the res…

We might not think of ourselves as traditional artists, but I've been reminded recently that God inspires us, fills us with God's Spirit, and calls us to create. God uses what we craft as reminders i…

We were not created to be isolated. Instead, we were created for community, relationship, and connection. Our faith is enriched when we practice it together. Yes, in the presence of God, but also in …

You've probably experienced it in some way, but music is deeply tied to memory. In fact, it has been used for years and years now to help patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The music hel…

A.W. Tozer once wrote, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." And what we believe comes into God's mind when God thinks about us is pretty important…

It is often easy to feel like we need to live our lives on full display. If we don't post about it on social media, did it even happen? If we don't receive a thank you or any sort of acknowledgement,…

It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the brokenness of our world. And when we do, it makes sense that we would want to turn away, disconnect from reality, remove ourselves from what makes us uncomfor…

In today's episode, we are marking and celebrating ONE whole year of the podcast! I'm also sharing one unexpected lesson I'm learning through creating the podcast each week; how it's become a spiritu…

Communion. The Eucharist. The Lord's Supper. The name might vary depending on your tradition, but the sacrament we celebrate at the Table is meant to be a powerful reminder. We recall Jesus' life, de…