Our signatures were barely dry on a million mortgage papers when we stood beneath the Carolina sky planting the sweetest…
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The Confidence to Believe You Belong
It was my first day at a new school—midyear, where everyone knew each other and no one knew me. Nine…
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To the One Who Longs to Feel Known
Songs of soft praise laced with the warm scent of coffee hovered in the air as cheerful ladies trickled through…
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When the Fear of Being Misunderstood Upsets Our Peace
Through a blur of tears I studied the message, confused by the words it contained. For years I’d served in…
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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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When You Wonder Who You Would Have Been
Some seasons of our stories are so challenging, they invest themselves into who we become, leaving a clear before and…
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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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What If…
What if… What if time served us rather than us serving it? What if the church were a judgement-free zone?…
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