Sweaty Palms and St. Patrick

I felt it coming on. Sitting on the sterile vinyl bench, waiting, it began like it always does, with cold sweaty palms. Then the chest vibrations began, the ones that creep up my neck and make my brain feel hot, like it’s going to boil right out of my skull. Then a...

Flourishing in Trust

Trust is the currency of every relationship, including our relationship with Father God. I think about the day two years ago when the doctor told me I had an aggressive form of breast cancer. I listened silently to the words being spoken as numbness entered my body. I...

The Fruits of My Life

I rang the doorbell and she opened the door, dressed in leggings and a t-shirt, looking as fit as can be. Rock music was playing in the background. She welcomed me in and danced over to the kitchen counter to turn off the music. She was smiling and radiant, giggling...

Nourish to Flourish

Just as Jesus calls us to nourish our bodies with healthy food and ample water (1 Corinthians 6:19-20), we are to nourish our faith by trusting in God when our circumstances are joyful and when they are not. Reserve quiet time to listen for God’s direction. Believe...

Flourishing In God’s Power

Olivia Puccini  is a wife, mom, author, and Missionary. There was a faint knock on the screen door. My mother rolled over in bed and felt herself sink into the depression that had laid her there. Her husband had left her for another woman. At the door waited her...