God knows exactly when I need to know, so He isn’t in a rush to tell me. Does this drive anyone else crazy? I want to know now. I’ve been asking God a question for a couple months, and He has renewed my urgency to ask. But do you know what else He’s teaching me?…
Life has a unique way of revealing God’s plans, milestones, and what is to come. Getting older is strange. Often, I feel waves of graceful aging, while other days I feel frustrated by how my body reacts to normal life—soreness and fatigue from simple tasks I could endure all day just a few years ago.…
Friendship is a funny thing. It can come and go, wax and wane, but it can also endure. Immediately, when I thought of friendship, the chorus of “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” by WAR popped into my head. Go ahead and sing it. You know you want to! I’m also certain that many of you…
As believers, we often spend most of our time with other believers. We do life together—raise our children alongside one another, attend the same church, share meals, and know each other’s stories and families. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But if we’re not careful, we can become comfortable in our own circles—just us four…
Lately, I’ve been really struggling to stay present. Patience feels hard, and finding joy in waiting is even harder. I often think to myself, “I’ll be happier once I get there,” or “I’m so ready for this season to be over.” I’ve been living in the future instead of embracing the present, and let me…
I get tired. The demands of ministry, motherhood, relationships, to-do lists, other’s expectations, and the list could go on; they pile up and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In these times, and they seem frequent, I can react in one of three ways. First, it is easy to want to grasp at the reins of…
My denomination doesn’t practice Lent, but I like to observe it each year because I feel like it helps refocus my attention on Christ during the Easter season. This year, I gave up social media. To put it frankly, IT WAS HARD. I knew I was “a bit addicted,” but giving it up for 40…
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16 ESV). I know that you have some variation of the verse above memorized. I say “some version” because when I wrote John 3:16 from memory, the wording did not…
I have always thought that I love people well. And maybe by the world’s standards, I do. I love my husband. I love my children. I love my family and friends. In short, I love the people in my life that are easy to love. For the most part, I love them fully without hindrance…
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 This is a beautiful command from Scripture that should cultivate a soul-deep sense of serenity. When we see God for who He is and are appropriately humbled, a hopeful stillness blossoms—the product of a living faith. In actuality, though, this verse mostly triggers a sense…