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Encouragement for every season of lifeWinning
Just like everyone else, I want to be a winner in life. I’m sure you do too. “Winning” may cause you to think of the perception of you, the character of who you really are, and giving the best effort to do the best of which you are capable. One definition of...
Bring in the New Year, Write
God can read. I know that might sound odd, but I distinctly remember a moment journaling early in my marriage when it occurred to me that God can read. I was feeling a certain way so strongly that I couldn’t talk about it out loud yet, so I went to “vent” to God...
Hitting the Escape Button {Domestic Abuse Series}
This is part two of a three-part series on domestic abuse. To read part one please click here. I’ve wrestled with my better judgement many times. In fact, I’ve probably lost as many of those wrestling matches as I’ve won. But over time I’ve found that some things...
Homemade Bath Bomb Fizzies
We are that family. We are the ones who love to plan and dream and peruse Pinterest for great crafting ideas, especially ideas for making gifts for family, friends, neighbors, and teachers. Long before Pinterest, I saved pages and pages ripped from magazines and...
Stop Hiding
My daughter's small voice swelled as it rose above those around her in worship last Sunday. I watched as she poured her whole self into the effort, an experience that consumed all of her -- mind, body, and spirit. It wasn't perfectly tuned, perfectly aligned to the...
#foreverfriends
Twenty-plus years ago we sat with our friends at McDonald's as our kids climbed around in the PlayPlace. Even today I remember exactly where we were sitting when our friends announced they were moving to Arizona. Who could blame them really? Arizona is warm all winter...
Kerosene for Refugees
“In Sinjar, we have pool,” he shared as we walked up the rugged road to the mission’s main house at dusk. “My friends, me would jump off the top of the house to the pool. Very beautiful. I miss it.” My companion on this walk was a 9-year-old boy I’ll call Aiden I’d...
Problem Solving
Problem solving is what leaders do. The most well-known leaders have been the ones who realized there was a problem and solved the problem. Nehemiah realized that Jerusalem needed a wall, so he built a wall through amazing project management. Nehemiah’s example of...
The Koselig Spirit
It’s a dreary day, it’s 4:00 p.m., and despite large windows all around, it’s getting dark in my house. All my Christmas decorations are put away, and I’m feeling a little…off. This time of year – the cold, the darkness – gets hard for me. Although I consider myself a...
In the Name of Faith
"I just have to do something!" When I get that urge, I don't mean I have a craving, or feel I have to do some sort of activity. Sometimes, I will get restless when I feel life is back to a bit of an "ordinary" phase, or if something interesting in life or ministry...
