If you feel unprepared for what God is asking of you, I can relate. I’ve been struggling with the same feelings. What God whispered to my heart might help you take the next step forward in your adventure with Jesus, too. Recently, God showed me a new calling through reading His Word and years of waiting. I was thrilled He would choose to use me, ...
Each of us have causes that make us come alive, things that move us and make us eager and burdened with a word to share. God has given us passions, people, and things that we want to fight for. When the Spirit convicts our hearts and the words are on our tongues, our bodies just want to move and act, help and protect, love and embrace for Christ ...
Two women huddled together after receiving the king of Egypt's command to kill all the Hebrew boys as soon as they were born. Risking their own lives, Shiphrah and Puah delivered the babies anyway, lied to the king, and let the new generation of God’s people live. If you’ve never heard of Shiphrah and Puah, don’t worry; you’re not alone. They ...
I am five days past deadline for this post when I see a message pop up on my Voxer app. There are 154 unanswered ones, never listened to. Ignored. Seeing it is another reminder that I have a life and responsibilities and people depending on me, and I’ve let them all down. Again. My husband comes home each evening after work when winter’s early ...
They play hockey, these kids. They love the game. They love each other. They love courage. Thus, when their thirteen-year-old teammate got taunted by other teams because he’s black, these white kids said no. Not gonna take it. He’s our friend, so leave him alone. Cut out the taunts. Stop the putdowns. And with that, something changed. ...
Elizabeth and I were headed to Disney World — just the two of us — when it hit me: I’m going to have to ride Tower of Terror. Our previous visits to Disney had been in the company of a larger group, and I would always offer to go find snacks and cool beverages while the rest of the entourage enjoyed a thirteen-story drop or two. That wasn’t going ...
I sat on my garage floor and looked through boxes from my parents’ attic. The kind of boxes disintegrating from age, filled with files of my schoolwork since preschool, homemade gifts, school valentines, and stories I wrote. My parents downsized, so everything my mom saved and couldn’t part with became my responsibility. Part of me wanted to ...
Gloomy and chilly hasn’t arrived in Southern California yet. I send my kids to school in shorts and t-shirts because by mid-morning the bright sun will warm the air to a balmy eighty degrees, oblivious that winter is just around the corner. Christmas music is playing in every store and coffee shop, including the one I’m sitting in now, and if I ...
I wonder how many times we miss out on something special because we don’t listen to that nudge in our spirits urging us to do something that seems crazy or awkward. Do you know what I'm talking about? An inner prompting that feels like the Holy Spirit is calling you to action in a way that may make you uncomfortable but could bless ...
I was in my early thirties, established in my career and comfortable in my skin, but I was still nervous when the time came to meet my future mother-in-law. Would she like me as a person, approve of me as a daughter-in-law, accept me into the family, even with my bad-girl past? Our first meeting was cordial, and she always made me welcome in her ...
