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The comparison games—we start to play as preteens and sometimes never stop. “Why can’t I have curly hair like her?” “Why can’t I have straight hair?” “Why can’t I be curvy?” “Why can’t I be less curvy?” It’s time we remembered how much God loves us and how perfectly created we are... and start loving ourselves.
Read MoreHe’d been out of the water for more than five minutes. How could my daughter’s fish possibly survive? A blog on small miracles and big faith.
Read MoreLacing up my sneakers and putting on my workout clothes force me to get ready to exercise. I’m prepared, even when I feel lazy. But when it comes to being prepared to meet Jesus, am I similarly dressed and ready?
Read MoreFor a long time, I didn’t enjoy going to church. I was shy and felt closer to God alone in nature rather than in a formal worship setting. Now I look forward to church every Sunday. My blog on the three reasons why I crave going to church.
Read MoreI have an obligation to be far more than a companion to those in my inner circle. I need to love them as Jesus would love them. That means sticking by their side when they are facing darkness, illness, or ruin and offering them help, even it if puts me in jeopardy. It also means pointing them in the right direction—toward the Jesus path.
Read MoreGoodbye 2019, hello 2020: A faith blog on learning to give over my plans so I can help create God’s masterpiece.
Read MoreBefore I am wife, before I am mother, before I am writer, before I am sister, editor, daughter, leader, American, or any other-fill-in-the-blank I could come up with, that’s what Mary’s story teaches me today. I am the Lord’s servant. Whatever God wills, let it be.
Read MoreOur choices today will either add to our strength and health, or lead to disease and decay. A blog on choosing holy, Christ-centered friendships over toxic, negative influences.
Read MoreThe last thing we think to do sometimes is turn to the Lord. In our pride, we think we should be able to handle the demands of life like a champion, slaying obstacles with ease and taking challenges in stride. But here’s the truth: I’m not my savior—Jesus is. My blog on remembering to cry out to the Lord, not fix things myself.
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