One of my favorite things about summer is the mindset of taking more time to read. As a pre-teen, I’d ride the bus to the cool, air-conditioned library downtown and spend hours there, returning home with an armload of books. Books were my best friends during the long vacation. Now as an adult, I have a harder time finding … [Read More...]
4 Secrets to More Joy When You Need It
For almost a year, I let my own attitude ruin every Monday. Instead of the joy and strength God wants for me, I made Monday a day of stress and exhaustion! I dreaded … [Read More...]
Encouragement When You Need to Remember God’s Presence
Last year our family packed up our most precious belongings, got on a plane and traveled 24 hours to move to America. We were supposedly coming back home after … [Read More...]
Motherhood: When You Need to See the Glory
When my son was born, I didn’t know motherhood can be a woman’s greatest glory and her worst nightmare. The fact that he came out screaming should have been a clue … [Read More...]
When You Need More Clarity and Calm in Your Life
Sometimes I wish I had a recipe for life, where I could follow clear, step-by-step directions and get something delicious in the end. When life gets complicated, we … [Read More...]
Getting God’s Word
When You Want a More Meaningful Time with God
Do you ever fall into a spiritual rut? You read the Bible, but you’re just not feeling it. You try to pray, but your mind wanders instead. It’s easy to fall into a pattern of reading Scripture on autopilot or skipping it because we’re beyond busy. We rattle off our prayers and wonder if God […]
When You Want to Let God Renew Your Mind
Can I let you in on a secret? After my quiet time with God, I start most days on a hopeful note, but then I often need a mental makeover by 5:00 pm. Work and ministry responsibilities, email, errands, housework, and phone calls wear me out, and I need an attitude overhaul by late afternoon. […]
Daily Joy
4 Secrets to More Joy When You Need It
For almost a year, I let my own attitude ruin every Monday. Instead of the joy and strength God wants for me, I made Monday a day of stress and exhaustion! I dreaded Monday. I complained about it to anyone who would listen. You see, I felt like everything piled up on me at the […]
Motherhood: When You Need to See the Glory
When my son was born, I didn’t know motherhood can be a woman’s greatest glory and her worst nightmare. The fact that he came out screaming should have been a clue about the nightmare part! When the nurse put that squirming, squalling bundle in my arms on the delivery table, I started singing “Jesus Loves […]
Marriage & Family
Motherhood: When You Need to See the Glory
When my son was born, I didn’t know motherhood can be a woman’s greatest glory and her worst nightmare. The fact that he came out screaming should have been a clue about the nightmare part! When the nurse put that squirming, squalling bundle in my arms on the delivery table, I started singing “Jesus Loves […]
Marriage Growth: How to Invite More of God In
Back in the early days of our marriage, my husband and I mainly tried to get along and minimize arguments. Before we arrived at the altar, both of us were seasoned singles, set in our ways, so learning to walk together was a challenge. We set off a few fireworks that first year, even over […]
Simple Disciplines
9 Books When You Need to Boost Your Faith
One of my favorite things about summer is the mindset of taking more time to read. As a pre-teen, I’d ride the bus to the cool, air-conditioned library downtown and spend hours there, returning home with an armload of books. Books were my best friends during the long vacation. Now as an adult, I have […]
When You Need More Clarity and Calm in Your Life
Sometimes I wish I had a recipe for life, where I could follow clear, step-by-step directions and get something delicious in the end. When life gets complicated, we long for instructions that will give us the results we want. We need clarity and yearn to know our next steps. What does your life look like […]
