I keep thinking I’ll get myself together any day now, but I can't seem to get around to it. I’m the mom who lets us run out of toothpaste and toilet paper, the pastor’s wife who can be a real grouch, and the woman who’s been on a low-carb diet for four months, only to lose a whopping 2.37 pounds due to constant cheating and binging … [Read More...]
How to Thrive in the Face of Challenge
When I met my Salvadoran husband, I had one problem: I’d already fallen in love. With a country. I’d lived in Istanbul two years and hoped to return. When Jose … [Read More...]
Hope When You Need to Trust God with Your Kids
Was I crazy or just an idiot? My neighbor was throwing a party to celebrate her 9 year old son’s circumcision. Somehow my kids ended up in the red convertible … [Read More...]
When You Need an Attitude Rescue
Do you ever get hot and bothered when people unexpectedly change your plans? Like that time I didn’t expect visitors to arrive two hours early and find me in … [Read More...]
2 Things to Do When You Feel “Not Enough”
As I stepped out the door, I realized I had my shirt on backwards, but I kept going rather than turning back to go change. After all, it was only 7:00 am, and I was … [Read More...]
Getting God’s Word
1 Simple Way to Make the Bible Come Alive
When you try to read the Bible, do you ever feel like it goes in one ear and out the other? It happens to me all the time. In the morning, I’m encouraged by a truth or promise I find in scripture, but by the time I clean up the 5th mess in the kitchen, […]
7 Important Scriptures You Want Your Teens to Know
I wish I could say I was the perfect parent, but I’m not. I say the wrong things and embarrass my kids. Sometimes I pull the mom card and want my way, just “because I’m the MOM!” I try to get my kids to see how not smacking your lips while eating is paramount to […]
Daily Joy
How to Be a More Beautiful Person
Some days I feel more like Godzilla than like a beautiful woman. Scripture tells us gracious character makes a woman shine, but all too often I let life’s glitches turn me into a grumpy momster no one wants to be around. One afternoon when both kids still lived at home, I had a Godzilla moment […]
How to Have a More Beautiful Life
Everyone wants a beautiful life, don’t you think? But just when you’re finally on the road to your happy place, your car breaks down! The dog gets diarrhea, or your company is downsizing, or you get a call from your bank asking if you charged $6,000 at Target yesterday. So many things can drain the […]
Marriage & Family
Hope When You Need to Trust God with Your Kids
Was I crazy or just an idiot? My neighbor was throwing a party to celebrate her 9 year old son’s circumcision. Somehow my kids ended up in the red convertible heading the neighborhood parade. To the tune of a booming drum and screeching clarinet, honking cars took off in a line. I stood at the curb […]
How to Be a More Beautiful Person
Some days I feel more like Godzilla than like a beautiful woman. Scripture tells us gracious character makes a woman shine, but all too often I let life’s glitches turn me into a grumpy momster no one wants to be around. One afternoon when both kids still lived at home, I had a Godzilla moment […]
Simple Disciplines
When You Need an Attitude Rescue
Do you ever get hot and bothered when people unexpectedly change your plans? Like that time I didn’t expect visitors to arrive two hours early and find me in pajamas. After a leisurely Sunday breakfast, I was cleaning the kitchen while my husband took our daughter to skating practice. I looked at the clock. Our […]
When You Need to Invite God into Your Busy Day
Do you ever have days when it feels like you lost hold of God and you desperately need to get back in touch with Him? Sometimes in the rush of life, we forget all about Him. If you’re like me, you forget all about God those first panicked moments when your car stops running in […]
