Favorite Reads
10/09/2023
Best books I’ve read so far in 2023. … More Favorite Reads
The Sabbath Road to Happiness
01/24/2022
As I began seeking out a more playful existence, I quickly stumbled across what keeps so many of us from play: life can be quite exhausting.
And herein lies the first invitation of playfulness: to play well, we must rest well. … More The Sabbath Road to Happiness
Do Useless Things
01/21/2022
Doing things we don’t have to do is one of the easiest (and most fun!) ways to refill our cups … More Do Useless Things
Searching for Happiness
10/26/2021
Happiness can seem elusive or even impossible. But if God invites us to rejoice, there must be a path that leads there. … More Searching for Happiness
Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)
08/03/2021
Why So Serious? An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load & Renew Your Spirit by Courtney Ellis Used with permission of Rose Publishing I take myself too seriously, probably because I’m a human being. –Maeve Higgins “How’d your doctor’s appointment go?” my husband Daryl asked as he loaded the dishwasher. “Oh, fine,” … More Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)
Walk With Me
06/03/2021
Kindness isn’t mere niceness. Kindness changes everything. … More Walk With Me
Holy Erasure
05/11/2021
If you could eliminate one verse of Scripture, which one would you take out, and why?
(Don’t worry: no Bibles were harmed in the writing of this post.) … More Holy Erasure
I Spent Every Waking Moment With My Kids This Year. It Wasn’t Enough.
04/25/2021
Parenting is hard on the heart. The pangs of loss begin in the very first seconds. When our oldest was born at nearly forty-two weeks gestation, I could not wait to push him out into the world and get on with basic human functions, like bending at the waist and rolling over in bed without … More I Spent Every Waking Moment With My Kids This Year. It Wasn’t Enough.
At your end? So is Jesus.
10/13/2020
Where is God when we come to our end? … More At your end? So is Jesus.
Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?
04/21/2020
What happens when the body of Christ disagrees about celebrating the Lord’s Supper during quarantine? … More Should Christians Take Communion Virtually?
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