On Tuesday night, I opened up an app on my phone and viewed the unthinkable. I released a blood curling scream that raised the hair on my back of my husband’s neck. He ran in my direction. I handed him the phone, and then we stood in the bathroom hugging and crying. Once I caught…
My friend Michelle has the heart of a missionary. Sure, she’s been on short-term mission trips to Haiti, and she even used her nursing skills on the field by serving with Mercy Ships for a year overseas. But, Michelle also shares her redemption story everywhere she goes if someone will listen. Recently, she broke…
My hands were empty, and my heart was broken. I sat at home on the 3-day leave from work after my miscarriage and blindly stared at the blinking computer screen in front of me. I’d tried reading my Bible, but was unable to focus past a verse or two. I wanted to hear from God,…
Nothing. I had nothing. The days on the calendar were all crossed off, and I still didn’t know which way to go. On December 31, 2016, I sat in the back-left corner of the church sanctuary next to my husband wondering what the year ahead might bring. I’d tried to keep my ears perked up…
Let’s face it. The world would be a much better place if everyone just agreed with me. Right? Sadly, that is not the case. Put three Christians in the same room, and you are bound to have three distinctly different opinions on pretty much any subject. Should we stick to somber hymns with accompanying organ…
The last weekend in February, I hosted a most fabulous bridal shower for my bestie, who is getting hitched this month. A simply delightful time was had by all. My hubby relished his job as cleaner upper of the yard. He spent hours outside clipping hedges and making all the plants obey his…