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Encouragement for every season of lifeFirst Response: Daddy
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 that for a good four to five hours you’re driving through Wisconsin and there’s only trees and small towns. It’s...
It All Begins With How I See Me
A couple of years ago, I was speaking to a group at my church on the topic of understanding and managing emotions. I taught for an hour, then opened it up for questions. My foundation was jolted when one dear woman very sweetly asked me if I was grounded in my...
Confessions of a Pastor’s Kid
I hate to admit it, but growing up as a pastor’s kid there were times that I let what other people might think of me hold me back from a deeper relationship with God. How so? As much as I loved worship, prayer, intercession, and would cry and open up before God in...
Life in Hashtags
So far, 2016 has had me in a bit of a busy block. Ever heard that term? No? Good, because I’m 41% sure it’s my latest invention. Busy block is kind of like writer’s block, but instead of a lack of production being caused by an internal obstacle, a busy block is more...
Learning to Pray for My Enemies
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 all about kindness and gratitude and what it can look like to live those things with our families. I read through part...
Adding Cookies to My Diet
Despite my best efforts to keep up with my baby girl’s milk supply needs, when she was about six month old, I noticed my supply was starting to fall just short of what she needed. It continued to decline until I had no extra milk left in my freezer. I panicked a...
The Comparison Rut
I Am Greatly Loved. That was the title of our women’s Bible study lesson last month. My friend Kristin wrote and taught the lesson, and it was amazing. She talked about how we are God’s masterpiece and have been created for a specific purpose. “For we are God's...
Am I Called, Too?
It was an unfinished conversation with a group of women dear to me that left my heart aching. We were gathered together as wives of leaders, to pray and care for one another as we in turn cared for the members of our church. More than one woman newer to this life of...
Losing It and Loving Anyway
Today started out awesome. I had my quiet time, prayed, worshiped, and got out of my pj’s! (This should be just the right formula for a day full of beauty, right?) I arrived home from work in enough time to prepare a snack for the kids after school. Their little faces...
A New Song
Do you ever feel like all the worship songs you hear are just too hard to sing? Their words echo truth, but the experiences of your heart lately seem to say otherwise. It can feel fake and insincere to sing words you don’t mean, with barely a trace of joy in your...
