Today is the Feast of Jesus’ Baptism and a good reminder that just as Jesus was pronounced God’s Beloved Son, so are we as Beloved Daughters of God. It’s particularly challenging to see our Belovedness during seasons of longsuffering and waiting. I have experienced many challenges during this season and often, they make me question whether God loves me as much as He loves the girl across the street, or the close friend or family member, who was given her heart’s every desire it seems. Just...

So often we ask “What does God want me to do” and “What do I most want to do” when it comes to our decisions about our vocation.  Rather, I’d like to pose the question that I think God asks of us more often: “What does God want to change in you?” I think this is especially true for people whose desires and vocations don’t come to fruition quite the way they wanted them to. Recently, I came to the conclusion that God may not want me to have biological children. Why? I don’t know, but I feel...

“Take the very hardest thing in your life – the place of difficulty, outward or inward, and expect God to triumph gloriously in that very...