My family is broken. The family I grew up in as a little girl was broken too. My father was an alcoholic and could not even function enough to keep his job. He eventually stopped drinking, but then moved on to prescription medication addiction. He died when he was 63 of liver failure. He never …
The last few months have been challenging for all parents, but especially for women and mothers. God instilled in women the nurturing, social characteristic that requires more interaction, affection and more visual connection. So, this time of isolation can be challenging, but God can use it to create a new oneness with him. As I recall some …
Influence is such an important privilege. Today anyone who is on social media is an influencer and the world is their platform. In some cases that has proven to be a dangerous thing. Especially over the last two years, some of these platforms have been sending fear into our hearts. For Christians, it is so …
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, …
As we have been through these past weeks of quarantine, many of us have realized that there are a lot of things in our lives that we can and want to live without. It seems like we may be on the decline of the virus and we can see the light at the end of …
I’ve been praying that God would change my “what if” to an “even if”. To create a faith in me that is more confident than the birds of the air. To give me peace that surpasses understanding with anything that comes my way because of who he is. This week, I got a salary cut …
I took my position, in front of the kitchen sink, scrubber in one hand, soap in the other. Ready to take on the pile of dishes stacked up beside me. The rest of our group was gathering in the living room, prepping for another rich conversation, around the book of Hebrews. Our gracious host, a …
I am just going to be really honest here. I have held my fear and anxiety at bay pretty well so far in this crisis, but yesterday when Dallas ordered a shelter in place, I pretty much lost it. Like I full out panicked and cried like a baby. I do not know why I …
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient …
Rest – because at this point in my life rest is something I never feel like I get enough of, or when I do purposefully sleep in a little longer, I feel guilty about it. There is always something else I should be doing, whether it is cleaning or exercising, I should be working instead …