What's a hurried heart? It's racing thoughts and flutters of anxiety, living by "should" instead of grace, feeling you have something to prove and you're always one step behind. I've been there, and...
This time of year brings all the graduates and dreamers to my mind. You too? I'm especially thinking of those who won't have the opportunity to walk across a graduation stage or wear a cap and gown...
Noah built an ark. Moses wandered in the desert. Jesus hung on the cross. And some of those who watched shook their heads and muttered words like “failure” and “fool.” Little did they know. Have you...
Someone recently asked me, “What would you say to a woman who’s struggling in life or ministry and wondering, ‘Is God even calling me?’” Haven't we all been in that place of uncertainty? I have....
Our part is not control. It’s not results. It’s obedience. It’s intimacy with the One who asks us to trust him even when nothing makes sense. -- You're Made for a God-sized Dream, Chapter 7 We live...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} Hello, brave sister… I’m talking to you today. Yep, even if your knees are knocking in your cute boots a bit. You, the one who has a desire that tugs at your...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I come home with blood on my shirt. A single speck, the size of the end of a pin, a smear the shape of a tiny moon. I throw the shirt in the washer but can’t...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I spread the cards out like a dealer at a Las Vegas casino. “Pick a card, any card,” I say to Mark. He raises his eyebrows and reaches out to take one....
On an evening not long ago in a church sanctuary while the lights burned low, this is what came to my heart. When I got done writing I breathed a sigh of relief. I hope you’ll do the same when you...
This time of year brings all the graduates and dreamers in my world to my mind. You too? I'm especially thinking of our daughter, Lovelle, who graduated college last weekend. We are so proud of her!...