I wonder how these same palms I lift in praise can grip so tightly to a thousand concerns. Tears laced…
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Help for the Weary Woman
Rise before dawn for an hour of Bible study and a five-mile run: Check! Fold laundry and order groceries while…
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Seeing God in the Middle of Your Messed-Up Plans
I’ve had my share of daydreams about living on permanent vacation, but this wasn’t how I pictured it going down….
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Thirsting for Rest Amid Stress
I’d barely tiptoed into dreamland before hearing a clamor down the hall. Rising in the moonlit shadows, I tend to…
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The Long Prayer of Motherhood
Raise your hand if you thought for sure 2020 would look normal again by now. Me too. In this season…
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God Has No Grandchildren
Exactly one minute ago, my eldest son was learning to drive — according to Mom-Time, that is. Now here we…
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When Broken Places Become Timely Places
Perhaps I’ve had a daydream (or three) of someone coming by to make beds and vacuum floors—but this wasn’t exactly…
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A Girl I Once Knew
Doesn’t seem that long ago….. I once knew a girl who had a baby boy—a beautiful fair-haired, blue-eyed little one…
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Heaven’s Boy
Do you ever think about Jesus’ mother? Her courage, grace, strength—her faith. Mary is one of the many people I…
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