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Encouragement for every season of lifeRemaining Vibrant
“Guard your joy like a Mama Grizzly!! Rawr!!” I texted this to a couple of my dear ministerial friends the other day. Vibrancy. Oi, sometimes I just don’t feel it! Secretly, there are times that I want to go to my non-existent cabin and be a hermit. Being vibrant with...
God Sized Dreams
“We’re going to write a book.” My friend Julie stated as we walked out of a weekend spent away at a Bridging the Gap women’s conference in 2011. I look at her and smile, seeing her resolve, a sense of accord floods my heart as I nod in agreement, a hint of a smile on...
God Is The Best Drinking Buddy I Have Ever Had
I used to spend a lot of time drinking alone in bars. On a daily basis. I told myself that only sad alcoholics drink alone at home. This somehow made my addiction feel slightly less pathetic. I would sometimes rotate locations on different days of the week so as not...
To Preserve You
A few weeks ago, at the graveside service for my father-in-law, we sang a hymn I haven’t sung in ages, Children of the Heavenly Father. As you might expect, it was an emotional day anyway, but as we sang the words to that old hymn there was a moment that took my...
Faith, Family, Football
I forget. I always forget. Then something like Saturday afternoon’s homecoming game featuring a double reverse pass play brings me back to reality. Watching the gridiron team of my alma mater, I was mesmerized early in the game, still in the first quarter, when my...
If My Body is a Temple, Jesus is Living with Ronald McDonald and Krispy Kreme
Congratulations mankind, you have finally reached the age of the human Barbie. Let’s face it, reality is no longer reality. From scripted “reality TV shows” to airbrushed magazine covers. Reality bites. And it's showing, people. Like a bad pair of underwear. Pills....
Oyster Stew Comfort
It’s the time of year when I become incredibly nostalgic. I was married in the fall. I love the changing of seasons and the crisp air. My mom also went to meet Jesus in the month of October. For these reasons, I enjoy doing things that bring back memories, which draw...
When Fear Comes Knocking
"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 past midnight. Shadows. They have suddenly become sinister in the eyes of our child as they loom and leer and...
It’s Ok to Be You
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 Not much in the world is harder than just "being,” that place of not striving to be more than you are. And yet, it should be the simplest of things. What draws us to the...
The Water’s Fine
It began when I was a Guppy. Growing up, summertime in Minnesota involved Vacation Bible School and trips to the lake to cool off. So it was only normal that my mom would enroll all four of us children in a summer swimming program, not only for our safety when we were...
