Last July, I whispered a crazy prayer request to a friend. I was preparing to go to my very first writing conference ever, and as I packed my suitcase, I crammed so many hopes and dreams into every crevice of my overstuffed luggage. I wasn’t sure what God was going to do, but I knew…
The game was called “How Well Do You Know Me?” We sat around the kitchen island at my sister in law’s house and scribbled 3 sentences on a piece of paper. Two statements were true, but one was a lie. This is not the best game to play when you are trying to fool…
At 41, I honestly did not think I would ever get married. Nearly a decade had passed since my last date. I chose to not worry about it though. If God wanted me to be a wife, then certainly he would send me a husband. In early 2008, I partnered with two other singles…
We are in a battle. Death is rising up and seeking to swallow us whole. The enemy of our souls wants to destroy us and keep us captive to sin and sorrow. We are fighting disease and family dysfunction and depression. We are contending for the souls of our children and the heartbeat of our…
I am easily lured away from focusing on what is important. Shiny things catch my attention, and my mind wanders off on a rabbit trail of diversion. I think I have the disease of distraction. How about you? Maybe like me you can waste an entire day trolling Facebook and being nosy. Have you ever…
My dad lost 40 pounds the year I was born. He was young, so young. He’d fled his home country to America to find freedom – leaving behind his parents and all he knew. He met my mom, and they exchanged vows. Two year later, I arrived with unexpected challenges. My hip never fully developed….