Years ago I attended a tea party in the Fellowship Hall of a small town church about an hour from my home. This is where my parents had their wedding reception, grandparents had their fiftieth...
Worth is such a tender thing and it's tempting to find something to place it in to keep it safe. The container we choose for our worth might be a role like mom, wife or employee. We can put our...
True or false... One dog year equals seven human years. Lightning never strikes the same place twice. We only use 10% of our brains. All of these commonly upheld statements are false. (Dogs actually...
We try to make a difference, win a battle, pursue a dream, love well, offer our gifts, or take one brave step forward and Fear taunts us, "Who do you think you are?" I think it's time we answer not...
No Matter How You Feel or What Anyone Says You are... Beautiful. God has made everything beautiful for its own time. Eccl. 3:11 Victorious. In all these things we are more than conquerors through...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I step into a Junior High lunch room that smells like old fries and sticky plastic trays. I scan the scene—the popular kids at one table, bookworms at another,...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} It seems we are becoming a world that sees the worst in each other. Just take a look on social media. This concerns me because as I’ve often said in the past,...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I sit on the back porch and stare out over open space. The scene is serene but inside my mind it’s a different story. I think of all that's coming then I...
{my graphics are free goodies for you} God recently called yet another friend of mine to join a nonprofit organization halfway around the world. While I felt excited about her news, when I got home...
If you’ve ever battled lies or struggled to hold on to what’s true then this is for you… A couple weeks ago I shared how You’re Already Amazing came out of a season when I worked as a counselor. But...