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As I've learned to stay with God, I've begun noticing small moments that feel unexpectedly personal.

A song. A memory. A recurring theme. A question or longing that seems to be touched in just the right way.

Not necessarily answers.

Not certainty.

Just the feeling that something important has been noticed.

In this episode, I reflect on the experience of resonance—those moments that seem to meet us in places that already matter. A grief we've carried. A hope we've held quietly. A prayer we almost forgot we prayed.

Join me as we explore what it might mean when God's presence begins to feel personal, and discover how these moments can become gentle reminders that we are deeply known by the One who has never left us.

Music mentioned in this episode:
"Like a Child with Its Mother (Psalm 131)" featuring Caroline Cobb and Jess Ray.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at:

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Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

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Sometimes when we finally slow down, something unexpected happens.

What we’ve been carrying beneath the surface begins to make itself known.

In this gentle reflection, we explore what can emerge when we stop running, striving, or distracting ourselves long enough to notice what is really there. Together we make space for grief, exhaustion, anger, longing, and the quiet realities that often surface when we begin to feel safe enough to rest.

This is an invitation to stay present—not to fix, explain, or rush through what arises, but to discover that we do not have to face it alone.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I'm glad you're here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

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An episode for the moments when it’s still quiet — when nothing feels like it’s changing, and you’re not sure how to stay.

In this reflection, I share a little of my own experience alongside the tension of hoping for something different while also facing what is. Together we notice the urge to fix, to force, or to move past… and the gentle possibility of being held right here.

Even if it doesn’t feel like it, something in you may already be learning that this can be held.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

Share what this space is like for you

An episode for when something has begun to surface — and you’re not sure what to do with it.

In this reflection, we gently explore what it’s like to stay with what’s here, without rushing to fix, understand, or move past it. Together, we make space to notice what may already be present — even if it’s subtle — and the quiet ways we might be held in the midst of it.

This is an invitation to remain… just a little longer than you normally would — without pressure, without urgency, and without having to carry it alone.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

Share what this space is like for you

An episode for when something begins to surface — without needing to understand it or move past it too quickly.

In this reflection, we gently notice what comes closer in the presence of God — feelings, ache, or quiet shifts that don’t yet have words. Together, we practice staying with what’s here without rushing toward explanation or resolution, and making space for what hurts without carrying it alone.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

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An episode for noticing what has been holding you — even here.

In this reflection, we gently name the quiet presence that has been with you all along. Without asking you to feel differently or understand more, we consider what it means that you may not be staying on your own — that even in the unresolved, something — someone — has been holding you.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

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An episode for the long middle — the stretches of time when nothing seems to change.

In this reflection, we gently explore what it’s like to remain present in the space between the first wave of pain and whatever may come next. Together we notice the quiet vulnerability of carrying something longer than we hoped, and the possibility of staying without demanding clarity, relief, or immediate resolution.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.

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An episode for noticing what makes it possible to stay — even when part of you wants to leave.

In this reflection, we gently explore the instinct to move away from what feels uncomfortable, and the quiet supports that sometimes make it possible to remain for one more moment. Without pushing through or fixing anything, we notice what might already be holding us — physically, relationally, or spiritually — and allow ourselves to stay just as we are.

More episodes, reflections, and information about my counseling practice can be found at
desertstreams126.com/podcast

I’m glad you’re here.

Season 1: Learning How to Stay With the One Who Never Leaves.