A Gentle Start: Building a Year of Mental Wellness One Habit at a Time
Here we are, into the second full week of the new year. How are you doing? Did you make all sorts of resolutions? Choose a word to help guide your year? Make promises to yourself that you’ve already broken? I often enter the new year with so many hopes and wishes, and then, when routine…
Keep readingFinding Quiet in a Noisy Season: Choosing Peace on Purpose
December tends to arrive with a flurry of expectation. Calendars fill, to-do lists lengthen, and somewhere between the baking, shopping, gatherings, and year-end deadlines, many of us realize we are moving faster than our bodies—or hearts—can comfortably keep up with. It is a beautiful season, yes, but it is also undeniably noisy. Even the joy…
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From the Cradle to the Cross
The season of Advent is just around the corner—a time of waiting, hope, and preparation. Every year, I find myself longing for a way to slow down and truly experience the wonder of Christmas, not just the busyness that so easily takes over. This year, I wanted something simple yet deeply meaningful—a way to immerse…
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Welcome to Still Waters
Welcome— I’m so glad you’re here. Still Waters was created as a place of encouragement, learning, and community. Life can be busy, uncertain, and sometimes overwhelming, but I believe we all need a space where we can pause, take a deep breath, and rest beside still waters — a place to be refreshed in heart,…
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