TAKE TIME
TO REFLECT

Saints over the centuries have benefited from the discipline of regular reflection on their lives, journaling, and recording of their...

"Labyrinths are understandable in so many ways. They are symbols, spiritual tools, mathematical images, harmonic patterns, pathways to...

I am currently taking a course on Spiritual Direction with Children: Meaning and Method led by Lacy Finn Borgo. Not many (if any?)...

I have created a prayer guide called “My Day in Beads”. If you are my newsletter subscriber, you might have received a discovery version...

Turtle has become a symbol, metaphor, and a reminder of, and in a playful way "a companion" to me in the contemplative life. By...

What Is Contemplative Spirituality? Contemplative Christian tradition is characterized by prayer-filled life, falling in love with God, a...

Spiritual Directors Long time ago, when I started leading children’s and family ministries at a local church in Amsterdam, I wrote a...

Long before I started my journey as a Spiritual Director, I studied education and developmental psychology. Then, equipped with a...

Books are magical. They are sermons, doors to new worlds, time machines, bridge builders and hold the power to heal, end poverty, awaken...

On my way back from the grocery store I often pass a road sign that says ‘DEAF CHILD’. Seeing the sign always gives me a pause and makes...

Before moving to Colorado, I had the joy and privilege of working with families at an international church in Amsterdam, for nearly a...

I grew up in Finland and received Religious Education as part of the national curriculum in a public school. Evangelical Lutheran Church...

Over the years I have enjoyed keeping company with God in many places, seasons and ways, but there are still times when it is really...