I’m sitting in a booth at a coffee shop with two friends, something that feels like a luxury since it hasn’t happened in so many months. We’re talking about what the future holds, where we’ll go...
We, as humanity, have been through a lot in the past year or so. That can make it feel as if we’re failing, but really we’ve just all been fighting hard. So remember this, you’re doing better than...
There has never been another moment in history quite like this one. And you are here for such a time as this. You’re called to offer what God has placed within you to our world right here, right...
We all hear it at times . . . the whisper in our hearts that says, “You really should be doing more.” It usually intrudes right in the middle of our ordinary. When we’re washing dishes. Or changing...
Have you ever heard “you’re so quiet”? Me too. We live in a time when being outspoken is often encouraged, even in the church, but it hasn’t always been that way. As proof, I’ve rounded up a list of...
Do you ever have thoughts like, “If anyone really knew all of me, they might not love me the same”? Me too—it’s such a human thing to do. But thankfully, it isn’t true. I stand at the kitchen stove...
I want to listen to you and serve you well. So when many of you asked, "Can you please do a post about singleness?" I heard you. (And even if you're not single what I'm sharing today will help you...
I sit at a table in a circle of women. We hold paintbrushes and mine might just be trembling the slightest bit. Why does this blank canvas feel so much more intimidating than a blank page? I'm at...
For years I operated on this principle: "I'll rest when the work is done." But I slowly came to realize the work is never done. And as a result, I was never resting. It took a brush with serious...
The rough wooden boardwalk is cool beneath my feet as I make my way to the sand. The sky is still the thick, deep blue of night, and gray shadows sway in the salty wind. I sleepily take my husband’s...