rest
…disconnect from your routine
Why I am here...
Thank you for stopping by. If your curiosity is piqued, I hope you will choose rest. With me, or in your own space, with yourself. At sixty two, what I know, is that seeking a personal abiding relationship with your Creator is worth your time.
To “Be still and know… that He is God” is the main thing, that helps all other things.
I have been on a journey to live in peace since I was a young professional. Once I became a mom I began studying peace in the Bible and over the next few decades that led to countless Bible studies, seminary courses, mom camp retreats, solitude retreats, silent retreats, online classes and a two year soul care program. My bookshelves are filled with classic and current books I’ve read and studied on spiritual disciplines, intimacy with God, soul care, whole hearted living, psychology, story work and more.
My initial call to speak into the lives of others was through creating an online ministry to moms where I also served as editor and writer for hundreds of articles over a decade. I wrote a book for Tyndale "Be The Mom", a Bible Study for Lifeway "Beautiful Mess", did some speaking, interviewing and radio/podcast ventures, until I knew it was time to pass those duties off to others. Frankly, the social media world kept me off balance.
In this journey, during an eight day silent retreat in 2019, in the middle of a rainstorm, God impressed James 1:27 on my heart. It is a memorized verse, that I then spoke out loud, stopping at the word “widows.” I then felt a nudge to finish the verse. As I spoke the remaining words aloud I was crushed with the newfound reality of the weight of what God also accepts as pure and faultless religion. Those words then reverberated in my mind over and over and I wept. I hit my knees, tears soaking my face knowing the path I had been on, He was asking me to lead others down.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
~ James 1:27
My crossroads led to here, this website, a new lake house with glorious sunsets and my time. My heart’s desire is to help others “keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” A beautiful location to commune with God. One on one conversations. I have learned that holding space for others as an attuned listener and a loving guide heals souls.
Sharing shalom.
Rest.
Friend, I want that for you.
If you want to take the next step and connect, please let me know by sharing with me your "Why I am here..."
What's next?
You are invited to a time of rest and contemplation…
Would you be willing to “set aside” 24-48 hours to explore the health benefits gained for your body, mind and soul through purposeful disconnection from your routine?
If an extended time to slow down sounds like an unlikely impossibility, or completely daunting to you - that is a strong indicator rest is exactly what you need. Can you be curious about what you would gain from choosing to disconnect and redirect?
"Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."
~ Jeremiah 6:16
Soul Care is a learned and transferable skill, one that I have spent two decades immersed in and studying. The Biblical foundation of soul care is sorely neglected by far too many. Experience the way to find peace and growth through rest and guidance in the age old, well-practiced, life enriching methods of soul care.
“Among the practices that can help us attend to soul care at a basic level are solitude and silence. We practice these by finding ways to be alone and away from talk and noise. We rest, we observe, we “smell the roses”—dare we say it?—we do nothing. This discipline can be used of God as a means of grace. In it we may even find another reminder of grace—that we are saved, justified by His redeeming power—not by our strivings and achievements.
In drawing aside for lengthy periods of time, we seek to rid ourselves of the “corrosion” of soul that accrues from constant interaction with others and the world around us. In this place of quiet communion, we discover again that we do have souls, that we indeed have inner beings to be nurtured. Then we begin to experience again the presence of God in the inner sanctuary, speaking to and interacting with us. We understand anew that God will not compete for our attention. We must arrange time for our communion with Him as we draw aside in solitude and silence.” ~ Dallas Willard
I hope you consider, pray about your need and then contact me so we can meet (by phone, video conference or in person) and you can ask “all the questions” and we can get to know each other. I am here for you and look forward to listening and guiding.
I hope you will give God a chance to reach you in a much more personal way. (I am able to host two people at once if bringing a friend would help you feel more comfortable.)
Blessings and peace to you,
