Scents and Scripture

Poured Out

Yesterday, before my dad’s funeral, I reached for one of the most valuable fragrances I own. Later, I found myself thinking about bottles with dents, lives poured out, and Paul’s...

Poured Out

Yesterday, before my dad’s funeral, I reached for one of the most valuable fragrances I own. Later, I found myself thinking about bottles with dents, lives poured out, and Paul’s...

Family photo for The Scent Trail Continues, a Scents & Scripture devotional

The Scent Trail Continues

Yesterday I said goodbye to my dad. Then I came home in time to celebrate my daughter Ruby turning 18. Somewhere between those two rooms, I found myself thinking about...

The Scent Trail Continues

Yesterday I said goodbye to my dad. Then I came home in time to celebrate my daughter Ruby turning 18. Somewhere between those two rooms, I found myself thinking about...

Love Remembers — Scents & Scripture by Fragrant Life supporting Bridget's Cradles

Love Remembers

Fragrance has a way of awakening memory. In Isaiah 49, God gives an even deeper promise: “I will not forget you.” A reflection on grief, remembrance, and why this week’s...

Love Remembers

Fragrance has a way of awakening memory. In Isaiah 49, God gives an even deeper promise: “I will not forget you.” A reflection on grief, remembrance, and why this week’s...

There Is Still Room

Sometimes love fills a room by knowing when not to fill all of it. A reflection on Luke 14:22, fragrance, parenting, proximity, and the beautiful work of making room for...

There Is Still Room

Sometimes love fills a room by knowing when not to fill all of it. A reflection on Luke 14:22, fragrance, parenting, proximity, and the beautiful work of making room for...

Nose Blind

We can become so accustomed to a fragrance that everyone else smells it before we do. What if the same thing can happen with our lives? A reflection on Proverbs...

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Nose Blind

We can become so accustomed to a fragrance that everyone else smells it before we do. What if the same thing can happen with our lives? A reflection on Proverbs...

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The Drydown

Every fragrance eventually reaches its drydown—the part that remains after the opening fades. What if our work, our transactions, and our lives do too? A reflection on Luke 16, stewardship,...

The Drydown

Every fragrance eventually reaches its drydown—the part that remains after the opening fades. What if our work, our transactions, and our lives do too? A reflection on Luke 16, stewardship,...