That delusional optimism thing, maybe that’s why it’s so discouraging when God starts exposing the sin in my heart. That’s in there? *sigh* So much work to be done. You may have picked up on it; I’ve just been in a season of … Well, there’s so many names for it. Pruning, discipline, conviction — […]
Happy New Year! One of the most powerful ways we shape our future and determine the direction we will go is by choosing who will pour into our lives. If each of our responsibilities and resolutions is a straw, drawing on us, each of the books we read (and sermons we listen to, etc. etc.) is […]
Happy New Year! One of the most powerful ways we shape our future and determine the direction we will go is by choosing who will pour into our lives. If each of our responsibilities and resolutions is a straw, drawing on us, each of the books we read (and sermons we listen to, etc. etc.) is […]
Now, as several years have passed and I can see this story in the rearview mirror of my mind, it makes sense. The surrender and the beauty of God’s fulfillment and timing. God DID resurrect His dream in our hearts and made it all come to pass. It’s so crystal clear now. But then it […]
School has started, fall sports schedules are posted and calendars are quickly filling. Does your weekly schedule include: Discipling my children to know and love God? Although Christian private school, Sunday school, kid’s programs, vacation Bible school, and AWANAs are all awesome, no one has more power to influence your child for Jesus than YOU. You are […]
She knows nothing but shining. She twirls, head back, her laugh a waterfall, cascading, filling the room. I laugh too, holding her damp starfish hands in my own, twirling with her, jumping, dancing. Unencumbered. Right then, as I dance with Heidi, I feel how God intended us to feel. Wildly loved. Cherished. Beautiful. Uninhibited. Free. I […]
She’ll only be four this one summer. Only this one summer will she talk exactly like this, still slipping in that thumb while no one’s looking and smiling her shy smile with round baby cheeks. Already I watch her dance through the yard and wonder when her legs got so thin. When did she […]
It’s a miracle. For the first time in … oh, probably six years, I accomplished every single thing on my to-do list today. Now, if you lean in real close, I’ll tell you the secret: A really short to-do list. (I know. Brilliant. I should write a book, right?) Another recent divine unit-lesson from my […]
Fear. Everywhere I look these days I see it. In the aftermath of recent shootings I see it settle over people like a thick, heavy blanket, pushing down spirits and dampening joy. I see it causing people to lash out at each other. I see it in Facebook statuses and comments. I see it making […]
Today I am celebrating my lifelong friend, Janae. We have literally been friends from birth, as our parents and brothers were friends before us. As I perused through some old photos, I kept thinking how there’s just nothing as precious as an old friend, one who knew you during your awkward stages, poor choices, victories, […]