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Encouragement for every season of lifeSingle While Proudly Serving in the Armed Forces
One photo stopped me in my tracks a week ago. While scrolling through Facebook, I saw a young couple embrace and my eyes filled with tears. For this couple I have prayed was all my thoughts could repeat. Their young marriage had been tested and worn and through it all...
I Choose to Find My Identity in Christ
Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall’s Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...
The Dream
I awoke on a recent morning from a dream--one that I was pretty sure had a message for me from the Lord. I love how he does that! The Psalmist says in Psalms 16:7; “I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.” The dream was simple....
Grocery Store Soap Opera
I was walking through the grocery store checking items off my list as a young woman walked past me on her cell phone. She was in a serious conversation as a little girl and a little boy trailed behind her in a single-file line. I heard parts of her conversation and...
In Case the Police Show Up
A few weeks ago, there was a story on the front page of our local small-town paper that grabbed my attention. It was actually a very sad story that I won’t go into but one particular paragraph stood out to me. Due to a suspected crime, the sheriff’s office had...
I Choose Kindness
Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall’s Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...
How Do You Wear Your Pearls?
While shopping with a client last week, she asked me for ideas of how to wear pearls in an “everyday” style. Pearls are a trademark of certain women, such as Jackie Kennedy and Barbara Bush, who wore pearls in a classic style. Those trademark styles have influenced...
Beth’s Conference Story
Each of us is faced with thousands of choices every day that define our thoughts, our behavior, and who we are to the world. This fall’s Thrive Conference explores the idea that the choices we make hold power and provide opportunities that influence ourselves, others,...
No-Bake Cookie Bars
When we first moved into our house 37 years ago, a sweet 80-plus-year-old woman, Vivian, lived across the street. I spent many hours sitting in her front yard discussing life and made countless trips back and forth across the street to hang diapers on her clothesline....
Peter was a Hot Mess. I Could Have Been a Disciple Too.
I never really understood the fascination Jesus had with Peter. He was the first disciple chosen, and that’s kind of a big deal, right? But from the start it seemed like he was blowing it. Jesus found him fishing on a lake and performed a miracle. He filled Peter’s...
