This fall, I faced the toughest situation of my life. I felt like I was falling apart at the seams. It seemed like every area of my life was crumbling,…
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At times, I wonder where I belong in the world, especially the Christian world. Some days I wonder if I belong anywhere. I had one of those days recently. I…
I like to talk. So, not surprisingly, I’m currently raising three very opinionated little girls who talk constantly! And my poor husband, the introvert that he is, can’t quite escape…
Every great leader in the Bible started off as just an ordinary person who heard God’s direction and then followed it, no matter how crazy it seemed. Recently, as I…
To be single or not to be single. The apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 7:7 (MSG), “Sometimes I wish everyone were single like me—a simpler life in many ways!…
I recently noticed that there is a difference between being “overwhelmed” and being “stressed.” The word “stressed” has gotten such a negative connotation these days, not to mention that it…
Going for a walk on a busy street can be very stressful for me when I am walking with my husband. He has no problem at all jaywalking. The busier…
It’s been a long season of quiet sadness for me over the last seven months. A really long season. I have struggled with depression in a way that I never…
I could sense her anticipation as she inched her pint-sized frame toward the open door. What excitement lay beyond? Dark and mysterious, the shadowy edges called to her. It was…
I have a friend that says, “Life’s too short not to celebrate every little thing you can.” I like the way she thinks. The other day another friend of mine…
I recently read a report stating that nearly half of the American population is lonely. The fact that people are lonely doesn’t surprise me so much as how many fall…
When someone becomes a follower of Christ, they are given gifts and abilities that the Lord intends for them to use in the body of Christ. As 1 Peter 4:10…
A couple of weeks ago, I read a news article about a “Christian rally” on a college campus in southern California. It had riled up some of the students, and…
After an attack in Paris, a Fred Rogers quote began trending on social media. Rogers said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news,…
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