When You Don’t Know What To Pray
Do you ever feel like your thoughts are distracted or your words are disjointed when trying to pray? Years ago, I remember feeling like I didn’t know how to pray, so I didn’t pray very often. I just...
View ArticleIn Your Valley
When my father’s life ended, my family began to walk through the valley of the shadow of death. We had been through some hard stuff over the months leading up to then. During my father’s last days, my...
View ArticlePeace
Okay here’s a news flash. Whether you have 1 child or 5, some days get a little whacky, and I’m sure that’s not really earth shattering news for you. Isn’t it good to know that were not alone. I don’t...
View ArticleNotes in My Bible
Do you ever write notes in your Bible? Now I have to admit, I was hesitant when I first thought about marking up my Bible. But I found it really makes my time reading the Bible so much more meaningful....
View ArticleSweet Sleep
Do you battle with sleeplessness? You’re not alone! I’m amazed at the number of people who struggle with insomnia. I don’t deal with it on an ongoing basis, but I’ve had nights where I was too consumed...
View ArticleTelling My Story
How is it that mistakes from our past can still cause problems today? A few years ago I found myself in a tough spot. Not only were the negative memories from my past bothering me, but they were making...
View ArticlePursuing God’s Dream for Me
Have you ever taken time to think about what God’s dreams are for your life? What would you do if you had no fears or insecurities? Maybe you’re thinking, I don’t know and I don’t have time to find...
View ArticleAre Your a Petal Picker
You know, there seems to be a fundamental need inside most women to be liked. We want other women to totally get us and walk away thinking we’re pretty neat. It’s like we carry around a miniature...
View ArticleRight Where You Are
Being a mom can really help you understand God’s love for you as His child! My friend Kimberly loves that her daughter is learning to recognize and even write her letters and numbers. She told me she’s...
View ArticleMake The Days Count
Ever heard the saying, “Don’t count your days, make your days count”? It’s so easy to go through the motions of work, carpool, cooking, cleaning, homework and ballgames. But in the midst of it all, am...
View ArticleHer Perspective Changed Mine
I don’t know about you but my circumstance, lack of sleep or even my perspective can affect my mood. One afternoon I remembered it being really cold and rainy and I was feeling dreary, and wishing the...
View ArticleOne of Those Days
It was one of those weeks that seemed almost unbearable! Last week, I was struggling with a situation, and when I’m stressed I often stop paying attention to other people. I’ll just go through the...
View ArticleChanging our Perspective
My mom was walking behind me and asked if I realized how red my hair was. She said I should get my hairdresser to fix it because it didn’t look right. A few minutes later my mom told me my nail polish...
View ArticleGive What You Need
The other day I had a hard conversation with a friend, and her criticism stuck to my heart like Crazy Glue! As the day went on, I felt my heart sinking into discouragement. I tried to stop thinking...
View ArticlePlanning Ahead
My husband was trying to lose weight and quickly realized it would require good planning! Every day JJ had to make sure he had healthy snacks to eat between meals. It reminded me that we need to plan...
View ArticleYour Purse
Boy do I love purses, but mine isn’t always organized! Recently a friend watched as I fumbled through my bag trying to find my keys, and all kinds of things started to spill out. We laughed about how...
View ArticleWanting Others’ Approval
Why did I keep making the same mistake? Here I was again hurt by someone else’s disapproval of me, and aching with sadness over the things she’d said about me. During a challenging season in my life,...
View ArticleReading Through the Bible
How many times do we set goals that we want to accomplish but doubt we’ll ever achieve? My friend Wendy use to avoid setting goals because it seemed like every time she set one, she’d fail. Then one...
View ArticleJesus Wants to Help
EVERYONE has issues. If you’re like me and one of your issues is with your weight, you probably beat yourself up about it. No matter what issue we’re dealing with, Jesus wants to help us. But, we’ve...
View ArticleFinding God’s Appointments In Our Disappointments
What if today’s disappointment is making room for tomorrow’s appointment? Recently, I invited a friend to go with me on a trip. She really wanted to go, but as she prayed about it, she felt the Lord...
View ArticleThe Lady At The Gym
There’s a lady at my gym who really doesn’t like me. I’m not sure how I got on her bad side. All I know is one day while working out on the machine beside me she suddenly abandoned her elliptical and...
View ArticleJust The Right Words
Sometimes the right words at the right time can be a matter of life and death. My friend Leanne wrote a note to her daughter’s coach thanking her for the difference she was making. She described the...
View ArticleSaying a Prayer of Thanks
It’s been several years since I’ve experienced silence. My left ear never stops screeching. I had a scuba diving accident several years ago, which left me with severe nerve damage in my left ear. I...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful Love Story
No person’s rejection of me can ever exempt me from God’s love for me. We live in an imperfect world, where rejection — even from fellow Christians — could be just around the corner. But there is good...
View ArticleWhen You Don’t Know What to Pray
Sometimes I don’t know what to say to a hurting friend. A few hours into the process of emptying my friend’s home, the movers carried out her wedding portrait, “You want this to go with us, or are you...
View ArticlePre-Proverbs 31 Woman
Have you ever read the whole chapter of Proverbs 31? Man, that woman wears me out! Proverbs 31 is a chapter that praises a woman of noble character. Up before dawn, this valiant warrior, entrepreneur...
View ArticleWhen It Feels Better to Blame
You want to know one of the hardest 3-word statements to make? “I was wrong.” I know it would be way more fun to talk about fashion, sports or the weather today, but I think it’s important to explore...
View ArticlePushing Past God’s Goodness
Are we rushing past God’s goodness? One summer when my son Mark was working at a camp and feeling homesick, I mailed him a special care package to cheer him up. I was a little disappointed when several...
View ArticleHe’s Worth It
“Great job! Keep going because you’re worth it.” The woman in my running app sure thinks a lot of me. That was pre-recorded cheer that interrupted my workout. I use an app that logs my runs, and half...
View ArticleHave You Given Up?
Have you ever resigned yourself to not being able to do something? I know I’ve done this way too often. With a simple, “I can’t,” I brush off a possibility without even thinking. This is when I need to...
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