Over a long weekend I decided to make the trek from Chicago to the Twin cities for a much needed visit home. If you’ve ever driven this route you know…
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Last Friday night I was putting the final touches on a talk I would be giving the next morning to a group of ladies in my community. We’d be talking…
When my dear friend Katrina died after a 5-year battle with breast cancer, I was beyond angry at God. After a couple of weeks of avoiding God altogether, I sat…
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” John 10:27 It was hot, dry, and dusty. He was tired and may have wondered how he’d…
I was driving home from the dry cleaner when I heard the news blip on the radio. Something bad had happened in Paris, and there were hostages. Oh no. It…
“Dad!” shouted a fearful small voice from the bedroom across the hall. As my husband rolled out of bed, a glance at the clock glowed with a time well…
“I’ve prayed all these years, and God has never once answered.” The weight of those words hung in the air between us. As much as I wanted to disagree, to…
I didn’t mean to hear it. I sat down in an empty “comfy” spot at the coffee shop, and only a purse occupied any of the seats around me. It…
Do you ever feel like your prayers are hitting an invisible wall before they get to God? Or, when you read your Bible does it feel like even though you…
Whether we realize it or not, we are fighting a battle every single day. In the heavenlies, a battle rages for our souls and for the souls of those around…
For any relationship to not only survive, but thrive, communication must be at the center of it. No matter where you are in your relationship with Jesus Christ, the need…
Every time I write an article or speak about dating, my husband laughs a little and says, “but you only got it right once!” This is true . . ….
I had an amazing experience at the Bridging the Gap Words Matter Conference in October. The speakers were so fun and it was amazing to learn from them, but that…
A common defensive tactic for people who hate to be judged is to judge others first. Beat them to the punch! And because I can be quite witty (and before…
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