Set the Stage to Flourish
By Katye Riselli One year we trekked more than 1500 miles to a colder, seemingly barren terrain. As we traded our shorts and flip-flops for jeans, I rehearsed all the......
Flourish by Abiding in Christ
By Muriel Gregory Bloom Where You are Planted “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much......
Free to Worship
How We’re Learning by Liz Giertz Worship. Our founding fathers established this country ensuring people would be free to worship as they saw fit. As a soldier, I swore an......
Free Because Christ Came
How We’re Learning By Brenda Pace For many years, one of our family Christmas traditions was to read aloud Barbara Robinson’s Best Christmas Pageant Ever. The endearing story of......
Free to Treasure the Season
How We’re Learning By Muriel Gregory Treasure the Season We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder......
Free to Worship Christ
How We’re Learning By Kori Yates I could tell you all about crazy. I could remind you how busy the Christmas season is. I could tell you the importance of......
Free to Wait Expectantly
How We’re Learning By Katye Riselli “Hurry up and wait” is one of the phrases that best describes military life. Everything (and everyone) needs to be ready now, but then......
Free to Be Gratefully Brave
How We’re Learning By Claudia Duff grate·ful /ˈɡrātfəl/ Adjective: feeling or showing an appreciation of kindness; thankful. November–the month where everyone seems just a bit happier than usual. For me,......
Free to Be Thankful for Neighbors
How We’re Learning By Michelle Hieb I could feel the pressure building as I reached the cashier in the hospital shoppette. All I had to do was choose between peanut......
Free to Be Vulnerable
(Planting Roots’ response to Free to Grow During Grief by Anonymous) By Katye Riselli Planting Roots recently chose to publish our Monday Minute without attribution. We chose to simply use......