The 6 Month Facebook Hiatus

Six months ago, I deactivated my Facebook account. I was convicted about all the time I was wasting and all the ways I was letting social media dictate my thoughts. Like much of the world, it can be used to take our hearts and minds away from what really matters if we aren’t very intentional. …

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Returning to the Source

Have you ever been praying and had an image pop into your mind that is a perfect metaphor of what God is trying to teach you? Today I was praying for God to help me to be more intentional about leading my children to walk closely with Him, and the image of a relief worker …

Just Show Up: How to Love Your Neighbor

I’ve learned something huge about what it means to love one another this year, and I wish I could go back and teach it to my younger self. Over the last 12 months, I cannot even count how many times people supported my family and showed us actual, tangible love. We bought a house last …

Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Way Down Here

I'm finding that I have a hard time writing about life as it's happening. I'm better at narratives, which means I find my footing better in hindsight. Bear with me, as I attempt to share in the midst... 2017 has had some really big moments. We bought a house, Hosanna learned to walk, Josiah started …

Stop Hiding. Shame is Not Your Guide

There’s this thing that keeps up isolated, this thing that keeps us from being freely connected to Christ and the people in our lives. I’ve been pondering this thing, SHAME, because of the destruction I see it causing. Shame is a liar. It tells us that our sin, our struggle, our mess is unique. It …

2017, The Year of Grace

I always look forward to January 1. It's a fresh start...and I really need a fresh start this time. Last year was one of the best years of my life, but also one of the hardest. I am deep-down-in-my-soul tired. Physically, I'm exhausted because apparently not every baby in the world will sleep through the night like …

A Sense of Meaning: Update on My New Normal

Hey friends, thanks for stopping in. My heart is full tonight, so I thought I'd write. There've been a lot of things I would have written about the last few months, but the days have been long and full of memories and struggle and meaning. I'd be lying if I said I savored every moment. …

Your Childhood Joy

Have you ever experienced a time in your life when you were downtrodden, depressed, anxious, or lonely? Maybe you're experiencing that time right now? Unfortunately, I've spent a great deal of my adult life like that, despite having a relationship with Christ. The Bible says Jesus came so we could have life to the full …

A White Girl from a Small Town

Laying awake at 4 am trying to grasp for straws. Social media is a whirlwind of people falling on either side of a debate that shouldn't be. There's been violence once again in our country. White cops, black civilians and vice versa. Just a short time ago, it was an Islamic man and homosexuals. In …

One Day At A Time

Reading through a Bible study workbook today, I read the author's speculation about what Jesus' death must have been like for His mother, Mary. As it often does, my mind trailed off thinking about how this applies to my daily walk. What if Mary was like me? What if when Jesus was born, she questioned the outcome …