Are you feeling consumed by worry, fear and anxiety? With the recent spread of COVID-19, a lot has changed in just one week. Noone knows what lies ahead, but as Christians, we don't have to fear what the world fears. For the Lord is working on our behalf. "So do not...
Life 101
7 Verses for When You are Weary
God is Able to Restore Your Weary Soul It's been a tough week. I'm tired and struggling with a cold. But beyond that, my soul is weary. While God has called me to wear many hats, I'm not the multi-tasker I used to think I was. Navigating this multi-faceted,...
Finding Yourself in the Seasons of Life | Guest Jill Hart
Where do you look for your identity? You've heard it before - change is the only constant. Life if full of transitions. It can begin to feel like the moment we settle into one season, life demands we adjust to a new one. I have good news for you! God promises to walk...
Everyday Thanksgiving | Guest Jana Kennedy Spicer
It's so much more than a date on a calendar... God wants thanksgiving to be a lifestyle. Each year, my good friend Jana Kennedy-Spicer from Sweet to the Soul Ministries creates a resource around this important season. This year, it's Everyday Thanksgiving - a...
How to (Truly!) Transform Your Christian Walk
I’ll never forget the day I met Tricia Goyer... Knowing I was pursuing publication, the owner of our local Christian bookstore told me, “You need to meet Tricia. She’s a writer, too.” I had no idea this woman would become so influential in my life. Tricia has been a...
Keep Me Sweet, Lord!
“You don’t just wake up a sweet old lady...” That's what my friend Rosemarie Kowalski reminded me several years ago. “It has to start now. My auntie is proof of that.” Disabled and bedridden by a stroke, Rosemarie’s Aunt Amalia still radiates with the joy of the Lord....
8 Ways to Lose Your Peace (and 8 Ways to Find It!)
Have you ever been tempted to abandon hope and forfeit your peace? I love Elisabeth Elliot's writing. She is profound and practical - all in one. Though she passed away in 2015, her books continue to impact women all around the world. She doesn't sugar-coat the...
A Different Approach to New Year Resolutions
This blog post is going to be short... Really short. At least for me. I'm blaming it on the New Year resolutions I made this morning, and the fact I forgot the blog post I needed to write this afternoon. These past few months have been busy. Really crazy busy. But...
When God Asks You to Do Something You’ve Never Done Before
Has God ever asked you to walk on water? I'm not talking literally...I'm talking figuratively. Those times when God nudges you to do something far beyond your natural capabilities. Or whispers an idea that is so outrageous it's bound to fail if He doesn't help you....
Spiritual Mountain-Climbing 101
Oh, the kindness of the Lord... He not only delights in fulfilling our desires, He also delights in birthing them in our hearts in the first place! About eight years ago, I got a strange itch to climb a mountain. One of the tall mountain peaks that have surrounded me...
Never Underestimate the Power of Baby Steps
I appreciate the honesty with which so many Christian writers have shared their lives... From the perspective of history, though, it may seem like these folks were always holy, always passionate in their pursuit of Christ. But they, like us, had days when it seemed...
The Incredible Beauty of Being Deeply Rooted in God
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord... "...whose confidence is in him,” God promises in Jeremiah 17:7-8. “He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has...