Welcome, 2025! Ready or not, here we go! Starting strong is easy for some people. For others? Well, maybe your “get up and go,” got up and went. Wherever you fall on the spectrum of new beginnings, let’s grab a cup of coffee together. We’ll chat about prioritizing our lives the best way possible. New year, age-old wisdom from 2 Chronicles 29. www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: “Because Friend, sometimes, in order to start the right things, in the right way, at the right time, we have to undo a thing or two. We have to open some doors that’ve been closed a long time. We’ve got to make some repairs. Sometimes we need to unlearn some things…even some things that maybe seemed helpful, convenient, or “right” at the time.”

Do you lose track of the days between Christmas and New Year’s? I know, me too! Yet, this is the exact moment most influential leaders implore us to make critical life declarations. The infamous “Word of the Year” or New Year’s Resolutions racket.

Look, I decided a long time ago I was not a “Word of the Year” kind of girl. Too much pressure. And resolutions? They’re often hopeful but not always helpful. Instead, join me and take a few moments to prayerfully ponder some reflection questions as we turn the calendar page.

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Here’s a small excerpt: “These questions, or a combination thereof, become bookends as I say hello and goodbye to the changing year. Reflecting on the helpful, the distracting, the celebrations, the mundane, and the pending keeps me living the Glordinary life of one foot in front of the other. Glimpsing His Glory in the ordinary.”

Whether today finds you peacefully sipping eggnog or frantically baking and wrapping, there’s something special about Christmas. We just sometimes, *maybe* get a little busy and distracted from the real Christmas meaning. The Hope. The Peace. The Rescue. Let’s try something different instead. Treat yourself, your family, and your guests to six minutes. Six minutes to remember the reason, the real reason. Hear the words of the true Christmas through the eyes of Mary, Joseph, and Heaven itself. Join me for a Scripture reading, a re-telling of that first Christmas to enjoy with your family and friends.

Remember, you're not alone in this. I'm praying for you, Friend. Have a Glordinary Christmas!

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If it feels like it’s been a year, you’re not the only one. Psalm 23 reflects a year-long journey for the Shepherd and his beloved sheep. From the home winter range, to springtime mountain paths, to shadowy valleys, to pristine summer tablelands, and back each fall to the home range again. Full circle.

Four seasons. Six verses. One constant. The Good Shepherd- preparing, protecting, providing. It really is all about the Shepherd. Join me as we wrap up and cap off our series, "It's a Psalm 23-Kinda Day."

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Here’s a small excerpt: “During every season, every change, every danger, every shifting circumstance, the shepherd’s constant care and attention leads the sheep back home. Full circle. Well-tended and well-attended to. Because it really is… all about the shepherd. About his full attention at all times, in all ways.”

Have you ever had a moment of surety and confidence, where you just know… that you know… that you know?

Me too, and it’s with that same confidence we begin wrapping up our series, “It’s a Psalm 23-Kinda Day.” Pour yourself a hot cup of Joe (or cocoa) and join me for the backstory. “Surely goodness and love shall follow me all the days of my life.”

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Here's a short excerpt: “But, I’ve gotta say it, my confidence gets tested. Yours too, I’d imagine. We ask God, “Why?”...a lot. We question, we accuse, we falter. We assume we could handle things better, or at least faster for sure. When life is falling apart, can we confidently declare that goodness and mercy are following me? Probably not, if we’re honest.”

Life is BUSY...and beautiful, and hard, and amazing, and complicated! (sigh) We’re inundated with places to be, things to do, gifts to buy, cookies to swap, and don’t forget to drink at least 8 cups of water per day. Add in the rest of regular life, and it’s a recipe for breakdown- physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual.

Let’s chat about it as we take a deep, cleansing breath for the soul with Psalm 23:5- “You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”

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Here’s a small excerpt: “As we inhale, we can offer a short prayer. Breathe in. “God, I can’t handle this!” Breathe out. “Make haste to help me.” Interestingly enough, that’s actually called a breath prayer. Just as the shepherd’s oil brings instant relief to the sheep, the Holy Spirit’s Presence calms us amidst the nasal flies of this life.”

'Tis the season...for craziness! Keep your sanity this year with two special Glordinary holiday episodes. Spend Christmas and New Year's with me, Friend. Oh, and bring your family. It's for them too.

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Confession: I don't own a tablecloth. There, I said it. I’m not exactly skilled in the party-planning/table-prepping department. I prefer a bowl of chips and salsa as my centerpiece.

Thankfully, it's not all on me to set the table. He's done everything to prepare the table, complete with a place setting for me...and you. All we need to do is come. Join me as we chat through verse 5 as we continue our series: "It's a Psalm 23-Kinda Day." www.glordinary.com

Here’s a small excerpt: “…our Shepherd knows a thing or two about preparing a table in the presence of our enemies…even when the enemies sit across the table, the courtroom, the classroom, the breakroom, the living room…even when the enemies sit within us…our own choices, our own habits, our own sin, our own worst enemies.”