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I have a cute little game I play with my husband, only I’ve never actually told him about this. Every day, I try to out-do him in kindnesses. You know, those small things that make everyday life go more smoothly: I empty the dishwasher or fill up the gas tank. I tell him he is hands-down the most handsome guy in the world (he totally is). The basic theory is to one-up him in generous love. After all, I’ve figured out that when I win, he wins.
Read MoreYay, it’s National Chocolate-Covered Cherry Day! (Sorry to all of you who’ve just made “no more chocolate” resolutions for the New Year.) But even chocolate is no match for the living water Jesus provides.
Read MoreHere’s what I’ve learned over the years: the only thing we can be is ourselves. And there’s only one way to achieve the so-called Best Version of Ourselves… not by mimicking others or cultivating some fake lifestyle or starving or molding ourselves until we look or act or appear just like what we desire. We can be all we can be only through Christ. (How’s that for a New Year’s resolution?)
Read MoreFaith reminds me a lot of my son when he took his first steps. We don’t need to see where we are going. We just need to know it in our hearts, “For we walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7 NRSV).
Read MoreIt’s Christmas! I should be so excited! I mean, I am excited, mostly. And yet there’s a letdown, too, isn’t there? I hate to admit this, even to myself. On Christmas joy, Christmas sorrow,, and remembering the best part about Christmas is that the gift we receive is JESUS—an eternal gift that keeps on giving.
Read MoreThis year, I’ve found myself craving quiet more than anything—the solitude of the morning, the sunlight streaming through the trees, that peace and wisdom and love that comes from true, all-consuming rest in authentic relationship with my Lord. That soul-hunger has shaped what I have been trying to do this year with Advent: spend these weeks trying my best to push aside all the noise to focus only on my connection with God.
Read MoreI used to ask for advice from everybody, as if they knew all the answers. Now I look to the Lord, and it’s made all the difference.
Read MoreI make mistakes all the time, and I know I’ll keep making them. I wish I’d sought answers from Proverbs (and the rest of the Bible!) when I was first starting out in my journey as a mom. But I’ve got my ultimate how-to book now. And that makes all the difference.
Read MoreOn trying to hold onto the holy and bright instead caving to the demands of the world (even when they’re my own kids).
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