Author: ivy.sweeney
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December Week 3: End of the Week Reflection

Where We Ended Up This Week As this week comes to a close, honesty feels less like clarity and more like vulnerability. This is the part Brené Brown often names, the moment when truth feels exposed rather than empowering. There has been resistance here. If I am honest, part of me did not want to Read more
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December Week 3 Before: Returning to Center with Honesty

Sunday Start of the Week Here I am stepping into another new week. I wish I could say this comes with a quiet invitation rising up in me, but that is not the case. This feels more like a conscious decision to stop long enough to look at what I usually rush past. December does Read more
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December Week 2: Midweek Reflection

December Week 2: Midweek Reflection Learning to Listen With My Whole Attention As I move through this week’s theme of listening, I am noticing that God often speaks through what is already in front of me. Familiar scriptures. A sermon that lands at just the right time. Resources I have seen before but never truly Read more
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December Week 2 Before: Listening

Strengthening Discernment Through Scripture, Prayer, and Reflection After spending the first week settling into stillness, this new week is inviting me deeper. Stillness quiets my mind. Listening opens my heart. And I am already learning that discernment requires more than slowing down. It requires surrender. The intention for this week is to strengthen my ability Read more
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The Charity Run Dream: When Legacy Speaks Through Loss

I had a dream about my mother-in-law—a year after her passing, she was still fighting, still moving, inviting me and my daughter to join her in a charity run. It felt like more than a dream—it felt like legacy calling. This reflection explores what it means to keep walking, to give from the heart, and… Read more
