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Listen for the Birdsong

March 24, 2022 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

I learned a lot from these music-makers during our recent trip to Hawaii...

“Did more birds move in while we were gone last week?”  “You hear it too?” I responded to my husband, incredulously. As I’d watered the flower boxes on the balcony earlier, I was struck by the volume of the birdsong. It wasn’t just a few notes barely audible out one window, it was a chorus […]

Bringing My Whole Self to Work

February 4, 2022 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Authenticity If you know me at all, you know I don’t do surface-level chit chat well. I prefer to go deep, to connect with other people based on stuff that really matters. I want to know you and be known by you in such a way that we value and appreciate one another for who […]

Talking Back to the Anxiety Bully

November 24, 2021 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

I Am Bookmark

It had been a particularly challenging week. I’d flown across the country to support a loved one and found myself dangling over a gulf of anxiety. The morning of my return finally brought me to my knees, crying out to God for what felt like an ever-elusive peace.  I knew he was telling me to […]

It’s all about the preparation

November 2, 2021 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

When it comes to us being able to hear the truth... it's all about the preparation

With a pandemic-fueled hunger for truth, this summer I decided to double-down on my scripture reading. So I started a Dwell App* plan that completes the Bible in 90 days. I’d read the Bible-in-a-year before, but an hour a day felt like a challenge.  I wasn’t wrong. I spent 67.5 hours immersed in the Old […]

Noticing drift-detection systems in the car and my life

July 25, 2021 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

What is your drift-detection system?

We’re spending a few weeks with my in-laws. It’s been awhile since we enjoyed a summer in Maine. Having lived in Southern California for the past four years, the differences are rather striking. Of course, It’s certainly a lot greener here, and rainier too. In fact, the weather is much more of a “thing” in […]

How a Single Word Directed My Path

August 22, 2018 By Wendy Willard · Leave a Comment ·

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

For several years I’ve talked about going back to school. I knew I wanted to do it, but I couldn’t really decide what to study because there were so many great options! Nearly two years ago I figured it was now or never. I posted on social media asking for help considering two different graduate […]

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