My feet hit the pavement in a slow, steady rhythm. I am not fast. I am not graceful. But I like how stress rolls off me along with the sweat from my forehead, the way my favorite songs match the...
Have you experienced stress in your life? I think we can all answer "yes" to that question! I wrote my brand new devotional, What Your Soul Needs for Stressful Times: 60 Powerful Truths to Protect...
Sometime in recent years it feels like the volume got turned up in our world. The Internet in particular can feel like an angsty teenager blaring angry music with no concern for anyone else in the...
A quick note: The summer sale has been extended through Labor Day! Grab my Writing Course or Introvert Course now while they're marked down. The hard place where we might be right now is not where...
I’m sitting in a coffee shop this morning. It’s brand new, with white walls and wooden floors that reflect the light. There’s art in my latte, the smell of cookies in the air, and a dozen or so...
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...
Lean in close and let me tell you a secret… sometimes spending time with God is hard for me. Yep, even as someone who writes Christian books for a living I know what it’s like to get stuck in...
I bought myself a pack of gold stars today, just marched right into the craft store and claimed them. No one stopped me and said, “But you haven’t earned those. You can’t just go running around with...
This past year in humanity’s history has felt like a marathon. I’ve thought often of these words, “Let us run with endurance the race God has set before us” (Heb. 12:1). We’ve faced difficulties and...
One of the lies I’ve found myself battling lately is, “I don’t have enough….” Maybe you can relate? The way I finish the sentence depends on the day. I don’t have enough energy. I don’t have enough...