When You Feel Like Giving Up
Some days, you don’t even want to try. You don’t feel like getting out of bed, you don’t want to sit down with the Bible, you don’t even want to try to figure out what on God’s green earth to eat for...
View ArticleHow I Went from “Fat” to Satisfied in Jesus
I was the fat kid growing up. Not that I was ever really fat. The Renaissance era would have considered my slightly curvy body to be quite the norm, if not even attractive. But alas, we’re living in...
View ArticleThe Best Back-to-School Invitation: Just for You!
I sat across from her as she shared about her coursework for the fall. Excitement flashed in her eyes as we talked syllabi, homework, assignments, and credits. This dear friend, old enough to be my...
View ArticleWhen God Asks for the One Thing You Don’t Want to Give Him
Surrounded by dozens of women in worship, I bowed my head and held out my hands. A sweet sister was leading us in a prayer of surrender. She invited us to surrender our bodies to God, our minds, our...
View ArticleThe Only Way to Solve the Abortion Problem (It’s Not What You Think)
“I’m having an abortion tomorrow.” Her voice was flat. I gripped the phone tighter, the wind knocked out of me. “I just want to make sure I’m not going to lose my job,” she said. The twenty-something...
View ArticleHow to Live a Life of Celebration
The words poured from her lips and pierced my heart: God doesn’t owe me salvation. The question isn’t “Why didn’t God save everyone?” but rather “Why did God save me?” The answer is grace. The...
View ArticleHow to Be Close to God Through ALL the Seasons of Life
Sometimes I wish my life looked different than it does. I convince myself that if only I had more time, if only I got more sleep, if only I __[insert excuse]__, I’d be closer to God than I am. But...
View ArticleHow to Write a Personal Mission Statement
Ever feel like you’re wandering aimlessly through life? Maybe you feel like you’ll never get to the important stuff you’d really like to do because you’re stuck making meals, driving kids around,...
View ArticleHow to Attract Kindred Souls Who Love Jesus
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart. Proverbs 27:19 Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection with her, like you were long lost sisters? Anne of Green Gables...
View ArticleHow to Get Started on Periscope
Periscope is the new kid on the block when it comes to social media, and if you’re wondering how to get started on Periscope or why you should even consider it, well, you’re in the right place,...
View ArticleFree Good Friday Devotional from Walking with God
Since it’s Holy Week, let’s prepare our hearts for Easter by worshipping at the cross. I scanned a few pages from my latest devotional Walking with God that will help us spend time reflecting on the...
View ArticleHow to Take “The Next Thing” to the Next Level | Guest Post
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled...
View ArticleWhen You Can’t Do Life on Your Own Anymore
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled...
View ArticleLie We Believe: “I’ll Never Overcome Food Addiction”
Some days, you don’t even want to try. You don’t feel like meal planning or practicing self-control or choosing the salad over fries. You may be discouraged a recent slip-up or the tight fit of your...
View ArticleHow to Find Purpose in Your Passions
Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today Sarah Travis...
View ArticleThe ONE Mistake I Keep Making in My Daily Devotions
It’s embarrassing to admit, but I keep making the same mistake in my daily devotions over and over again. You’d think I’d have learned my lesson by now, or that I’d have come up with a way to get over...
View ArticleHow to Turn a Bad Day into a Par-tay!
I don’t know how you woke up this morning, but I rolled over with a groan and pulled the covers over my head. “I can’t do this,” I thought to myself. “I need more sleep.” But because work keeps piling...
View ArticleLife Lessons from the Swimming Pool
I stared up at the blue sky, watching the clouds move only slightly slower than the line of campers moving in front of me. Surrounded by a chain link fence, the camp’s swimming pool was the place to...
View ArticleBible and Breakfast Challenge: Day 26
I’m so excited to have Barb Raveling with us for Bible and Breakfast! If you don’t know Barb, she’s written a book called I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies that Make You Eat) that’s a fantastic...
View ArticleBible and Breakfast Challenge: Day 31
This is it! Our last day of the Bible and Breakfast Challenge. As I wrote in my intro post, my heart desire for us this month was to develop a hunger for God that far surpasses our hunger for pancakes...
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