Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, Everyday Faith, Overcoming Fear
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I stand perfectly still and try to calm my fluttering heart. The sound guy clips a mic to the front of my dress and beckons me to center stage. Row after row of empty seats greet me. In a few hours, they’ll be filled with...
Anxiety, Everyday Faith/Devotionals, Hope/Encouragement, Overcoming Fear
Today’s post is an excerpt from my new devotional, What Your Mind Needs for Anxious Moments: A 60-day Guide to Take Control of Your Thoughts, which releases next Tuesday. Family dysfunction, false accusations, wrongful imprisonment—Joseph’s life is filled with...
Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, End the Year with Less Fear, Overcoming Fear
{my graphics are free goodies for you} I feel a tug at the edge of my jacket and look down to identify the perpetrator. She’s brown and speckled with hair that’s sandpaper soft. Her belly is wide and she’s looking at me expectantly. I smile at her, “Okay, Mama Goat,...
Coffee for Your Heart, Courage, How to Be More than "Fine", You're Loved No Matter What
We don’t want to see the vacuum lines in your carpet. Instead we want to hear about what’s causing those worry lines to crease your forehead. We don’t want to be impressed by your cute shoes. We want a glimpse of your soul. We don’t want to read your “I’ve got it all...