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Apr 6, 20204 min read
A Personal Easter
It’s time. I didn’t hear the words, but I felt them just as surely as if God Himself had tapped me on the shoulder and given me a tender...


Aug 8, 20193 min read
What the World Needs Now
“This year, I want to worry less and love more.” “My new goal is to love others as I love myself.” “I just want to love God more.” Worthy...


Jun 7, 20182 min read
Do or Die: When You Just “Nailed it!” Spiritually
Cleaning out my office closet last week, I found four Hobby Lobby sacks with the same contents: fabric, embroidery thread, needles, and a...


Sep 28, 20173 min read
Measuring “Mic Drop” Moments
During a recent trip to Hobby Lobby, I happened upon a scene I wish I hadn’t witnessed. “I TOLD YOU TO STOP!” To my left, a young mother...


Jun 15, 20173 min read
Before We Were “Introverts”
Introvert. Say what?!? Frowning, brows knit, I began taking the personality test again. It just didn’t make sense. I was a minister’s...


Feb 28, 20173 min read
Momma’s got the crazy eyes: The Struggle of Caring Too Much
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] I have...


Oct 26, 20164 min read
Saints in Their Skivvies, a Cautionary Tale
Knock. Knock. Knock. Knees locked, pulse in my ears, I waited for the front door to open, my ten-year-old heart fairly bursting with...


Apr 18, 20164 min read
The Conversationalist
“I’m really good at talking with adults,” I announced, proud of a recent heart-to-heart I’d had with a history teacher over a borderline...


Jan 1, 20162 min read
My (NEW) New Year’s Prayer
I’m late to the game in doing this, I know, but this morning, I decided to make a list of the ways that God has blessed and proven his...


Oct 7, 20154 min read
On “Keepin’ it Real”
“Let your conversation be always full of grace…” Colossians 4:6 Ouch! Can I just tell you? My heart is still throbbing from the...


Sep 22, 20152 min read
Gross
“Drop it!” The command came from down the street. My neighbor and his three-year-old son were giving the family van yet another...


Jul 28, 20152 min read
Soapbox: 6 Tips for Christians Who Post
Hoping to use social media for God’s glory? Use these tips to maximize your influence and avoid undermining your own Truth-telling...


Jul 7, 20153 min read
The Hunt
“Dey not is lions!” A tiny, but angry voice came from behind us. My daughter Hope and I turned nonchalantly to side-eye the tantrum we...


Jun 23, 20153 min read
Grass Happens
“Noooo!” my toddler screamed from the other side of the yard, eyes wide with terror, hands balled into fists. Having expected this, I...


Jun 9, 20152 min read
Just a taste…
11:28 P.M. You awake? A text from my sister. 9:28 A.M. My response. I am now! 10:00 A.M. No answer, and it’s no wonder. I smile to...


Jun 4, 20153 min read
Coach and the Copter
Many years ago, a little boy who shall remain nameless lest he force me to stop blogging about him was running in a sea of children in...


Jun 2, 20152 min read
The Shadow
I’m not a big fan of horror or suspense movies. Give me an interesting, thought-provoking plotline, but leave the cold chills out of it,...


May 20, 20153 min read
This Wonderful Life
My favorite holiday movie, hands down, is Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life. So heart-warming, so encouraging, so life-affirming,...

May 13, 20152 min read
No Less
The kids really spoiled me this Mother’s Day! I say that not to brag on me, but to brag on them. Without any prompting or cajoling from...

Apr 3, 20152 min read
No Matter What
I think this may be the first Good Friday in my life that I’ve ever been in the right frame of mind concerning the cross, and I think it...
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