My daughter turned 9 yesterday. I wish I could say it was the best birthday ever, but it wasn’t quite that for her. You see my daughter has been handling this whole quarantine thing great, but tonight everything came to the surface. Her party this year wasn’t going to...
2020 has been challenging and I am seeing a lot of moms (myself included) who are understandably overwhelmed and tired. We all have found ourselves in situations we didn't expect. Last year I would have never expected that I would have my children doing full distance...
Whenever I see the sun shining from behind the clouds, I am reminded of Your power to break us free from darkness. When I see sunbeams in a crystal clear blue sky, I am reminded of Your goodness. Whenever I feel the warmth of the sunshine on my skin, I think of Your...
When hope seems lost. The darkness is heavy. Things are not going as planned. You don’t know if you can keep going on… but then Jesus shows up and...the darkness starts to fade. The stone is moved. Mourning becomes rejoicing. Death becomes life. Our God is a God who...
Lord," Martha said to Jesus, "if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” John 11:21 I imagine Martha and Mary thinking…Lord where were you? Lord if only you came when he was sick. Lord, if only you had come sooner this would not have happened. Lord, if you...
My daughters are my audience. Two sets of beautiful eyes, up close and personal—the best seats in the house to watch my faith lived out. They are watching this journey of faith play out on stage, the different episodes and seasons unfolding before them. They see when...
Say this: “God, you’re my refuge. I trust you in and I am safe.” When you are scared remember you are safe under His care. He shields you. His outstretched arms protect you. He fends off the wicked. He protects you from disease. He keeps you untouched from harm. A...
You are running a race... Sometimes you are sprinting. Sometimes you are jogging. Sometimes you are running up a mountain and sometimes down into a deep valley. Sometimes the terrain is smooth and sometimes it is rough and jagged. Sometimes the sun is shining down...
I will count it joy when things are not going my way. I will count it joy when prayers are not answered. I will count it joy when I am in the midst of a battle. I will count it all joy, not because of the circumstance but because of the change it brings with it. I...
Outwardly we are all getting older. Each of us ever changing. Wrinkles formed. Skin less smooth. Less spring in our steps. Youthful beauty disappearing. With each year we see ourselves in the mirror and notice some subtle and not so subtle changes.Life wears on us. No...
