by Brianna Lambert | Jun 12, 2023 | Daily Faith
Could Be More Than This About thirteen years ago, I inherited a Christmas cactus. Miraculously, I haven’t killed it. Despite my infrequent watering and complete inattention, the green shoots wow us with its bright pink blooms each December. I grew pretty proud of our...
by Brianna Lambert | Jun 5, 2023 | Daily Faith
Only a Distant Memory The golden sun tucks itself into the horizon, parting with a splash of soft pinks, purples, and oranges. Despite the departure, its heat continues to warm a world preparing for slumber. I trek across my yard to our duck pen, watching songbirds...
by Brianna Lambert | May 15, 2023 | Daily Faith
How Does He Hold Us? I snuggled on the bed next to my son. He was struggling through pain, and I stroked his back and tried to comfort him. I reminded him God cared about his hurt—that God loved him and he too grieved along with him in his pain. “But it doesn’t really...
by Brianna Lambert | May 4, 2023 | Daily Faith
We’re All Entertainers In a Social Media World The wires of the oven rack screeched out a song, while a wave of heat engulfed my face. My bright blue silicone oven mitts carefully pulled the cast iron pan out of its cocoon and onto the cooled stovetop above. A...
by Brianna Lambert | Apr 16, 2023 | Daily Faith
Like Jesus I shuffled back and forth along the tile connecting my laundry room to my kitchen. A full day at home demanded clothes to clean and a kitchen to tidy. On one of my passes back towards the laundry room with an armful of goods to return to the pantry, I...
by Brianna Lambert | Apr 10, 2023 | Daily Faith
Praying Let’s Make a Deal I confess, sometimes I play Let’s Make a Deal with God. Silent prayers cross my mind, and I realize the words I’m saying: God, would you please answer this one? I want this even more than the last. You don’t have to answer the others,...