I used to confuse insecurity with humility. I believed the lie that feeling bad about myself must somehow be good. I struggled with a fear of accidentally “becoming prideful.” Then I finally decided...

I used to confuse insecurity with humility. I believed the lie that feeling bad about myself must somehow be good. I struggled with a fear of accidentally “becoming prideful.” Then I finally decided...
Pssst . . . pull up a chair and I’ll tell you a secret. You’d better lean in close for this one. Ready? You don’t have to do more, be more, have more. I’m sure there are security alarms going off...
I’m not an athletic sort of person. But I am married to one. And in an attempt to bond with my husband, I agreed to do a charity bike ride. I grew up in Texas, where the roads are smooth and the...
When something difficult happens, it’s easy to wonder, “Where are You, God?” And His answer is always the same: “I’m with you.” Sometimes He makes His presence known through the hands and feet of...
Patience requires giving up control, it means surrendering our perceived power. This is hard and scary for me. Yet, deep down, patience is also what our weary souls long for, what they are really...
“Lord,” I asked, “why do women feel as if they’re not enough?” It seemed I heard a whisper in response: “Because they’re not.” For a moment I thought I had some holy static happening. “Excuse me,...
When something difficult happens, it’s easy to wonder, “Where are You, God?” And His answer is always the same: “I’m with you.” Sometimes He makes His presence known through the hands and feet of...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I've read the story of the prodigal son. Most of us have. We know the plot well. The son rebels. The father waits. The son comes home. The father runs...
We are women and this is a powerful thing. It is an echo of God’s heart and a display of His glory. He speaks this world into being—let there be light—but when He makes woman, it’s intimate and...
This is the message that the Lord gave to Israel through the prophet Malachi. “I have always loved you,” says the Lord. Malachi 1:1-2, NLT I have always loved you. They are the words we want to know...