I wanted to throw my shoe at my husband. But thankfully, it’s summer and I wasn’t wearing shoes. His words had elicited a visceral response in me—my first clue that they had merit. However, the moment the words, “Do you really need to post so much?” left his mouth, I had stopped listening. We had […]
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What would you say to twelve-year-old you?
A few days ago, while talking to a friend, I mentioned how I wish I could go back and tell twelve year old me (who struggled with feelings of awkwardness and insecurity, and always felt a little different from everyone else) that she was going to be ok. It was a passing comment. One I […]
Read this when you want to quit
Are you in Christian ministry and feeling weary and overwhelmed? Does every one else seem to get it all done with ease, while you struggle and still don’t seem to be getting anywhere? If so, maybe this post is as much for you as it is for myself.
When you just want to curl up in a ball and lay your head on God's lap
(This post was originally shared on 2/4/2016. When it popped up in my “memory feed” today, it seemed appropriate to re-share; both as a tribute to my sweet Bailey and because I think we are all kinda at the point of needing to lay our heads in God’s lap for awhile….) Bailey, my sweet golden […]
When the foundations are being destroyed, what can we do? Look up!
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do? The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne.” Psalm 11:3-4 When what we have been standing on, hoping in, and depending on begins to fall, what are we to do? We are to stand up, reach up and look up—this is the message […]