Last Wednesday evening I clicked that magical word “send” and after months of hard work, my book was back in the hands of the editor. Thursday morning I hopped on a plane and headed to the If:Gathering. It’s strange — if someone asked me why I was going to the…
Tonight I’m posting from Austin, TX where I’m excited to spend the next two days at the If:Gathering seeing God move among women. I’m sure you’ll hear more about it before the weekend is over, but for now, it’s Friday and time to check in with our February Bible Reading…
Special note: While I don’t support the show, The Bachelor, in the spirit of supporting Christian marriages, I am choosing to encourage Sean & Catherine in their faith. I’m proud of their stand and this post, 3 Christian principles that ground Sean & Catherine’s marriage, is a great example of love that gives. This…
There’s no doubt about the fact that I’m a sunshine girl. But life’s crazy hurricanes and tornadoes have taught me that brilliant rays of hope and light come from within- not without.  A few years ago, this lesson was made a bit more real to me when on a particularly…
I love receiving emails from folks all over the world for many reasons. When I took the first steps to begin blogging,  I never imagined that would happen. God has an incredible way of orchestrating and intersecting lives and one of the ways he has accomplished this is through the Bible…
** Post includes this week’s reading summary of Proverbs and check-in. February Bible Reading Challenge Friday is here and today we check in for the January Bible Reading challenge. I’m so excited about continuing to focus on Proverbs again for the month of February! We will read one chapter…
I listened intently to Christine Caine yesterday as she discussed today’s Christian women and the challenges they face. And since then, I haven’t been able to get the idea out of my head that being strong doesn’t look the same for everyone. I mean, I have a friend whose husband is working…
Recently my kindergarten girl, Tarah, has been thinking on her own more and more. You know that stage when children start to ask all kinds of questions? She’s there. In the thick of it. Oh, she went through the typical 3 year old stage of questions. That’s a standard age for…
Welcome to Friday and the weekly Bible reading challenge check-in! When I first introduced the 2015 Bible Reading Challenge, I explained how I felt the Lord was directing me to focus on the book of Proverbs. Since then, in the last two weeks, my pastor encouraged the church to read…
You can’t shake the feeling and wish you could. It’s unruly and unsettling. The feeling bosses your mind and controls your heart. You find yourself searching for satisfaction… contentment… fulfillment. Essentially, for purpose in life. Yet it seems so elusive. If only you can make it to the next payday, things…
Today I was a bit reminiscent of the Christmas lights. I know- they had to come down at some point. Â But it occurred to me that I don’t have many Valentine decorations and really, for the month of love, I could do better than my very plain mantel and bare…
This weekend I was thinking heavily on ways to pray for my husband. Due to some changes at work, he has been working long hours and though he is strong, I know that intervening to God on his behalf will provide strength from above. Though I have a phone…
