Everyone that knows me, knows that I love coffee. I set my coffee pot to automatically start brewing at 5:30 every morning. If I get up earlier, all I have to do […]
Coffee Love and Lessons Learned
Truth or Dare?
Do you remember the game? When you were a child, the game was somewhat innocent. Unless you were a little audacious. You know who you are–or maybe someone particular comes to mind […]
Young Mom–“Some Days are Just Like That…”
In honor of Mother’s Day, this week I will be reposting some of my most popular blog posts for moms. Enjoy! “Some days are just like that… even in Australia!” Alexander and […]
What To Pray When A Friend is Hurting
There is nothing quite like that helpless feeling you get when you watch someone you care about hurting–and you are separated by distance or by circumstance. You can’t wipe their tears or […]
When God says, “I Will”
This is for you, my friend. You are many. You are grieving, hurting, struggling, doubting. And you need answers. “Is God listening?” “Does He see?” “Does He care?” “How can I know […]
Who Will You Follow?
Some lead and some follow. We need both. Even leaders choose who they will follow, and the person with a follower-type personality will often be required to be a leader at some point […]
Wednesday Wisdom
It’s simple, really. Reading Proverbs this morning, I saw it clearly. Following God involves two simple commands: “Love My Word”, and “Live it.” Sometimes we try to complicate it, but these simple […]
Desperate Prayer
I’ve been there. You’ve been there. It is a desperate place, and it’s here that we fall instinctively to our knees. There is no other place to go. There is no other […]
Feeling Lost
It was a grand adventure. For a young mom with two preschoolers and an infant, taking Daddy to the airport was a HUGE deal. It didn’t happen very often, and the excitement […]
Chasing a Shadow
Shadows can be scary. When you think of what people fear the most–death, it is as though there is this looming shadow that follows us around until one day it catches up to […]
Changing How You Think
The seasons are changing, and after weeks of unseasonably warm weather, the daffodils have bloomed and the landscape is changing. All to be covered in a fresh blanket of snow. Because I […]
Looking for a Sign?
I have often hinted that it would be really convenient if God would just give me “a sign”. You know, like write in the clouds or have a pigeon drop a note […]
Friends of a Different Sort
I have two beautiful friends that just won’t go away. No matter how hard I try. They just won’t spread their wings and fly. They come back to me over and over […]
Meet Matthew
Yes, he’s a real person. He was not the most popular guy and he surely must have felt like an outcast. Matthew, the guy who has to collect taxes for the government. I […]
The Road Less Travelled
This is the journey you never wanted to take. The road less travelled. Or so you thought. Many have gone before and many will follow after. But that doesn’t make it any […]
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