Latest blog posts:
Many couples start their marriage with a spark and a fire that feels like forever, only to wake up one day to the reality that emotionally, they are barely existing on fumes. Here are three signs your marriage could be emotionally empty and what you can do about it—a faith-based guest blog by licensed marriage and family therapist Lisa Murray.
Read MoreSometimes miracles are small. Sometimes they whisper so softly most people can’t even hear them. Yet even in their whispering, they’re amazing, almighty, and awesome—if we open our eyes to see them.
Read MoreSometimes we are tempted to cover over our scars, pretend they didn’t happen. No one will know. Maybe it never even happened. We forget: Jesus had scars, too. My blog for this week on learning to own my scars.
Read MoreWhen I was younger, I didn’t know how to cook, nor did I want to learn. I had it in my head that as a strong, independent, intelligent “career woman” I just needed to know enough to get by. My blog on how I learned cooking for others is a way I can love them.
Read MoreJust like cleaning out my daughters’ overwhelmingly messy, disorganized room gave them a fresh new place to sleep at night, we also get a fresh start in Jesus. But sometimes, it’s hard to let our past mistakes go and truly accept God’s grace. My blog for today on claiming our redemption.
Read MoreWe don’t always know the whole story, and that’s OK. We don’t always see the full picture or know how everything will work out. We don’t always understand someone’s motives or background, and we don’t always get all the answers. But God knows all, sees all, is all. God has the full story. My blog for today on Who Am I to Judge?
Read MoreMy shyness was almost painful and certainly debilitating. Don’t look at me, I’d plead inwardly. Don’t make me speak. Yet today, most of that shyness is gone. For me, my journey has everything to do with turning my focus outward instead of inward. My blog for today on Turning My Gaze Outward.
Read MoreI used to be so impatient. Everything had to be right now, just this second, or I was tapping my foot or huffing out a sigh so scathing my dissatisfaction would not go unnoticed. Then one day, I had enough. My blog on learning to be patient.
Read MoreI had the chance to talk last week about how we can worship God through creative writing to 80 or so elementary-aged kids at a worship camp at my church. Not only did we talk about writing as another way we can love God, but the kids also got to write down their own words to describe heaven through their five senses. Their responses were phenomenal, and in a stroke of Holy Spirit-led genius, I jotted down their responses while we were talking. At the end, each half-hour class had collectively created their own poem about heaven. I was so proud of them, and they seemed really proud of themselves, too. Here, I’ve put together their responses in one big beautiful creation I’ve titled “Heaven Through the Eyes of a Child.” I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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