“Hey, can I talk to you about something?” “Sure,” I answered my friend. Our boys have been friends for years. We walked to the parking lot together to leave the earshot of others. “Here, let’s sit inside the car where it’s warm.” We jumped in the front seat of my minivan as I became keenly […]
A little alarm has begun to sound in my heart at times I’m scrolling through Instagram. Never when I am viewing a picture of someone I know, but almost without fail each time I see a picture a christian public figure or “celebrity” posts. It’s the comments I read from followers on these feeds that […]
One July I thanked God for calling me to write and not speak. I said to myself that I would never speak….only write. Two months later I had 4 speaking engagements lined up. God is hysterical like that. Really He is. I’ve had several “I will never do that” type of moments. For me, God 100% […]
Last week was amazing and crazy, full and empty, glorious and heartbreaking. No “big” event took place. In our family we are in a state of many points of indecision and pending choices. Waiting for God to direct us and light the path. So we wait. The waiting can be excruciating. Piece by piece, God […]
Proverbs 31:26 “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her lips.” As newlyweds and brand new christians, Steve and I attended a young married Sunday school class. It was pivotal in our walk with the Lord. The first time the girl across the room spoke, I felt an immediate conviction from the Holy Spirit. […]
When God calls us to something, it can be downright frightening. I posted this picture on instragram. It was a reminder to me that sometimes the road ahead is foggy, but the path right in front is clear. It takes trust to simply hold His hand and walk along the lit path, not knowing what’s […]
A friend in Bible study answered a question out loud, “If you could have anything for dinner, what would you choose?” Her unhesitating response, “Meatloaf!” Over the course of the next 7 days, she received several dinner invitations, all serving meatloaf, none knowing her request before God. In the following week, 6 of her days […]
