Truth. Love. Joy.
Not long ago, (or so it seems) I entered into a season so dark and lonely, I did not think my soul would survive it. A betrayal so deep – that at the time, I felt my heart could never overcome it. I cried out to God in deep anguish, and sleep never came to
I love quotes so it’s hard to chose, just one. However, this one speaks volumes to me. I was at a conference where Liz was speaking and when she said this, I immediately wrote it down. We can put on the armor of Christ and some how…some way…we still find a way to sin.
The other day my six-year-old son says to me, “Mom, you know fog is like sin, and the sun is like Jesus.” Boy, isn’t that the truth. Don’t you love how sometimes the simple lessons of life can be summed up perfectly by a six year old? And how God can use a simple statement
“O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!…And they said, “That is hopeless! So we will walk according to our own plans, and we will every one obey
In June 2002, I found myself living alone without another adult for the first time in my adult life. Since college I’d always had a roommate – one of whom was my former husband. I had two companions living with me but my six and three year old daughters needed me to pour into them.
“in the beginning God created…” Genisis 1:1 Have you ever stopped to think that the very first words God spoke to us, in His Word, were about His creative nature? God is the ultimate ‘artist’. He created all that we see, know, taste, touch and hear. He created you and me. His creative spirit is
Have you felt that you were waiting for God? Did you ever feel like the wallflower at the party? Or that God was like a date and you were stood up? What do you do when God is silent? Do you standstill? Do you brazenly move forward? Do you make inquiry after inquiry only to
I love March. Plants come back to life from their winter sleep. Greens, pinks, and whites explode on the tips of recently bare branches. Birds sing songs and college basketball has its biggest moments. My husband says my eyes turn into basketballs this time of year. I love upsets and close games (except when my
It is amazing to me that when we finally have the courage to follow Jesus in a radical way and do what He has called us to do, we are met with great opposition. Acquaintances doubt us. Friends question us. Our family even makes us wonder if we are doing the right thing. And the
From the archives… “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12 Sometimes we wonder how long we will have to wait. Sometimes our question is, “what are the answers?” Sometimes we