By Abigail Eades
Originally published in Be Still Magazine, Issue 10.
On the morning of August 31, 2017, I received an unexpected package delivered to my front door. It was a belated birthday gift from my brother and sister-in-law—a small wall hanging with two words beautifully illustrated in lowercase script: “be still.”
The timing of this gift was not lost on me.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
We rearranged our church because of the Eucharist. There were other contributing factors, too, but I underestimated how the physical movement of chairs would have a spiritual impact. Not just on me, but on the church. Before the rearrangement, we had two sections of chairs with a central aisle.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
When I was a young girl, I was restless. It wasn’t that I was behaviorally hyperactive, but internally, I was constantly pacing. I was always longing for the next phase. No matter how perfect my current situation was – material possessions, success in school, a handful of great friends – something deep in me wanted more. Something felt missing, and my natural inclination was to look for it in a new set of circumstances that the future held.
How many of us allow our internal sense of well-being, or contentment, to be determined by our circumstances? We feel dissatisfied with our current lot; maybe even disappointed. So we dream about new scenarios that will surely give us reprieve from our dissatisfaction and restlessness. Maybe we turn the negative energy into fuel to create this dream.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
On those rare days when life requires little of us when evening draws to a close, and my husband and I are watching our millionth episode of The Great British Bakeoff, every so often I’ll hear an abrupt and unexpected video blaring from his phone.…
By Kristyn Perez
Lamp and Light Leader for The Daily Grace Co.
Sickness has found its way into my household. My young kids who struggle to share their toys seem glad to share their germs—cycling colds, eye infections and tummy aches throughout our family for weeks on end.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
The further I sink into the arms of Christ, the more I come to see my faults and failures. Rather than self-deprecation, I think it’s a sort of humility.…
By Stefanie Boyles
Staff Writer for the Daily Grace Co.
What did you want to be when you were a kid?
When I was a young girl, I knew in my heart that my greatest desire was to be a mom.…
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Last winter, out of a surplus of boredom and curiosity, I decided that I wanted to begin beekeeping. I spent hours researching hive types and local ordinances. I pored over what breed of bees I would purchase, how many, and from where.…