Posted November 22, 2023
“Why does my hair tangle so easily, mom?” She asks, frustrated. “It’s not fair!” I silently pick away at the mat in the back of her head. My seven-year-old daughter has had the burden of snarly hair since it grew beyond her shoulders. We’d often sit together on my bed
... continue reading.Posted October 3, 2023
“Prepare for takeoff,” I hear the stewardess announce. My thirteen-year-old frame feels stiff under the seat belt and my anxious heart pounds in my chest. One clammy hand grips the armrest and the other grips my sister’s hand next to me. Unfamiliar faces surround me as I sit back and
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Posted June 5, 2023
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret to getting started is breaking your overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.” Mark Twain I am overwhelmed as I consider the challenge I am invited into. I’ve always longed to run a marathon
... continue reading.Posted May 24, 2023
When it comes to parenting, there is a time for teaching and a time for letting go. I’ll never forget learning this lesson when my cautious first-born son had finally grown into his first bicycle, yet hadn’t quite mastered his launch.
... continue reading.Posted April 25, 2023
Comparison is a bully. Like fear and doubt, it creeps in undetected. It kills creativity. It minimizes Gods calling on our lives. It causes us either to withdraw or to overthink and obsess. It quenches God’s Spirit. It causes us to doubt our gifts. It says we’re not enough. The
... continue reading.Posted April 11, 2023
God is in the details.
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Be still and know that I am God.
... continue reading.Posted February 7, 2023
I have a word in wooden block letters on my dining room wall. It speaks to my heart in many different ways, but it always speaks loudly of God’s great and beautiful love for me. The word is “Grace”. Allow me to go back to the beginning of each life.
... continue reading.Posted January 3, 2023
Have you ever felt defeat to the point it seemed pointless to try again? I remember the ups and downs of my ambitions, endless roller-coaster rides, and the trying and failing of embarking on a new journey. Eventually, I’d throw my hands in the air, “What’s the point? I’m not
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