The choice you have when someone you love dies
When someone you love dies, you have choices about how you’ll react and continue to live. What follows is my story of choosing to be defined by grace instead of tragedy. They were the hardest words I have ever said in my life. “Blessed be the name of the...
the fast that gets God’s attention
The shiny blue packaging of my child’s Rice Krispie square beckoned me. Snap, Crackle and Pop were calling out to be enjoyed, and I seriously debated whether or not my son would notice if it was gone in the morning. Much to the chagrin of Snap,...
What will heaven be like?
Do you live with the end of the story in mind? I’ve been told that when we know the end of a story, we enjoy it more. But what is the end of our story? When God wins and the forever becomes now and the eternal takes over the temporal, what will that...
when you’re tired of waiting on God
Burning tears of frustration and disappointment slipped down his cheeks as he lay prostrate on the couch. His small hand covered his eyes as he wept about the injustice of it all. How dare I, his mother, tell him that he couldn’t ride his bike? He knew the...
when you feel unworthy, unlovable, and inadequate
At my women’s Bible study this morning we were discussing the lies that the devil uses to keep women in bondage. I’m unworthy. I’m unlovable. I’m inadequate. I’m not good enough. I’m invisible. I’m not enough. As I was...