I’ve been thinking a lot lately about expectations—especially the quiet ones we don’t always realize we’re carrying. This week, as I prepared for an appointment with my doctor, I found myself anxious, not just about the results, but about how he wou...

Let me tell you about the time I tried to have a peaceful, Pinterest-worthy devotional morning and ended up talking to Jesus from underneath a pile of laundry. I lit my candle (lavender vanilla, thank you very much), poured some tea, opened my Bible...