Have you ever been disappointed with God? Did you know you can still trust Him even when you can’t see His plan? Six weeks before the big day, my daughter Laura began searching for the perfect invitations. After making her choice and addressing the envelopes, the invitations were on their way to friends and family,…
Do you feel disconnected from God and His call on your life? How can you get back to a place where you trust His voice when you hear it? “Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he…
Death is not something that comes easily for us. How can we face death, ours or that of a loved one, with hope? “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12 ESV No Escape My husband and I arrived early for his doctor’s appointment. We were there…
Wounds and scars are tough to endure and live with, but God will use them to show His glory. Our pain is never wasted. “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you…
Taming the tongue can be tricky…especially when we process through talking. What if we took that talking to prayer first? “Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose.” Proverbs 18:21 MSG It’s been said that the tongue is the strongest muscle in the body. That’s not actually true; the top honor goes…
When you are intentional about working for the Lord, making your house a home through prayer becomes a powerful way to invite Christ into your home. “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NASB) I stood in the middle of my kitchen,…
Never surrender our joy. It’s time to fight like women who belong to the God who can never be defeated—which means we can’t be either. Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in…
Gratitude has become a common topic of conversation in our culture in recent years. We often talk about gratitude’s power to increase our joy and improve our well-being. And it seems like we can’t walk into a gift shop or boutique without seeing a gratitude journal or a decorative gratitude jar creatively displayed on a…
Avoid legalistic parenting and instead point your kids to Jesus first and foremost. Without a relationship with Him, it’s meaningless. “And he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.’” Mark 2:27 (ESV) It was Sunday morning crunch time. As a single mom after my husband died, I was still…
Do you take the time to enjoy what’s right in front of you? How can you be intentional about numbering your days with wisdom? So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Only thirty summers. Doesn’t seem like many, does it? Now, clearly, this is merely…
This world offers many things to turn to for comfort. But they won’t satisfy us the way God can. I recently embarked on a 21-day all-sugar fast with a small group of women. Not only did we remove refined sugars, but we went so far as to remove every form of sugar, down to fruit….
Our teen daughters need to know where their identity is found. Here are 5 truths you can pass down to your daughters. There is a pink disc swing that hangs from a tired rope, knotted tightly through the floorboards of our backyard tree house. Neither the swing or club house has hosted a frisky…
Every marriage has the potential for negative attributes and if we aren’t intentional about tending it, they will run rampant. “Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom.” (Song of Solomon 2:15 ESV) “If you have a conflict-free marriage, you need to open your eyes. One of you has…
Have you forgotten what it’s like to have wonder? Sometimes life dries up the excitement of what God is doing. I love summer. It’s my favorite season. When I was a child, the sound of frogs and crickets at night beckoned me to the creek behind my house, where, to my surprise, I would find…
We all have some emotional baggage at some point in our lives. We need to learn how to let it go so we can live free. I hate being divorced. I never dreamt the D-word would be a part of my life. I remember the first time I filled out some paperwork after the divorce…
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