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Kimberly Knowle-Zeller

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Kimberly Knowle-Zeller is an ordained ELCA pastor, mother of two, spouse of an ELCA pastor and co-author of The Beauty of Motherhood: Grace-Filled Devotions for the Early Years. She lives with her family in Cole Camp, Mo. Her website is kimberlyknowlezeller.com.

Don’t give up - February 5, 2025

Focus verse “I press on toward the goal, toward the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Reflection January bought our first official snowstorm of the season. To my children’s delight, they had four snow days off from school. Each day they bundled up with their snow pants, gloves, hats […]

Ordinary beauty in the new year - January 8, 2025

Focal verse “‘Look, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,’ which means, ‘God is with us’” (Matthew 1:23). Reflection “Can I text, Mama?” The morning light streams through the windows, and before anything else can happen, my daughter wants to text. She writes the same […]

Keep dreaming - December 4, 2024

Focal verse “You show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are human hearts” (2 Corinthians 3:3). Reflection My son’s eyes light up, and his arms zoom up and down with […]

School pickup prayers - November 6, 2024

Focal verse “Pray in the Spirit at all times in every prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert and always persevere in supplication for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18). Reflection Every afternoon, no matter the weather, I pull into the gravel lot next to our school and wait. When I put the car in […]

Serve with joy - October 2, 2024

Focal verse “Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received” (1 Peter 4:10). Reflection At our church, fourth graders are invited to learn how to serve in worship as acolytes. My daughter counted down the days until the training. During worship, she’d watch […]

Change of plans - September 4, 2024

Focal verse “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert” (Isaiah 43:19). Reflection The camper was mostly packed. Clothes had been washed. The reservations made. Our family’s yearly camping trip to the lake […]

Letters of love - August 7, 2024

Focal verse “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:3). Reflection On the second shelf of a large bookcase in my office sits a clear plastic box filled with letters. The earliest letters are from 1990, when I was 8 years old. I’ve saved letter after […]

Stay in the game - July 3, 2024

Focal verse “Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Reflection On summer evenings, with the sun setting and my hands shielding my eyes, our family comes to the softball […]

Watch the rain - June 5, 2024

Focal verse “From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. You cause the grass to grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to bring forth food from the earth” (Psalm 104:13-14). Reflection In Missouri, where I live, we had a wet spring. […]

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