My family belongs to an ever-growing population of people obsessed with the movie musical “The Greatest Showman.” If you haven’t seen it and you love musicals, I do recommend it regardless of its historical inaccuracies. The music in the movie makes you want to sing and dance and celebrate the gifts God gave you. One…
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Dear More, {Remembering God’s Love}
There seems to be a conversation happening in the back of my mind and the culture that, frankly, is driving me nuts. It is the lie of More. To have More, to be More, it is a lie birthed in the garden and snaking its way into the hearts of believers and unbelievers alike. It is…
Awaiting the Savior: Why Pain is an Important Part of the Christmas Narrative
I have been enjoying many days of substitute teaching lately, and each day provides me with at least one good illustration of some Biblical truth, but very little brain space and energy to record it for you. So here is just a small reminder for you during the craziest season of the year- a meager offering….
He Knows Your Name
“He knows my name!” She said it with a goofy grin that can only belong to a kid who cares about what her principal thinks of her. Just a month into her first year at the middle school, with a couple of club meetings under her belt, she walked down the hallway and her principal…
“Pint-sized” Dreams: God Honors Our Small Offerings
Hey, everyone! Since my kids are all in school full time I decided to get busy substitute teaching in their school. I guess part of me just needs to boss around little kids. Anyway, my writing has been a bit erratic due to the lifestyle change, but know I am thinking of you all the…
Learning to Fail- How Owning Our Mistakes Can Be Our Best Witness
To whomever it was that morphed “adult” into a verb, I applaud you enthusiastically. The evolution of language at its finest. “Adulting” has come to encapsulate all those tasks and responsibilities we didn’t have to do as kids. Paying bills, doing housework, ruining our kids’ lives, those all fall under the broad definition of “adulting.”…
Hand-me-down Bibles: Reminding Ourselves and Others to Leave the Heavy Lifting to God
“I lift up my eyes to the hills,” he began. “Hold on, G,” I interrupted him, “I just read this verse this morning. It was my emailed Bible verse of the day, and that’s the verse you chose to read. Isn’t that cool?” Before you credit us with any diligence when it comes to morning…
Conspicuous Grace: Why the World Needs our Broken Witness
Ok, so the past couple days I have written and edited and stared at the screen and… nada. Nothing seemed right. It didn’t click. I had a lot of baby ideas, but nothing mature enough to publish without making me look like a fool. Only after several conversations and witnessing several strange things going on…
The Struggle is Real: How Mommy Stress Ruined my Life
Disclaimer: While I hope this post gives you the tools and hope and information to make a positive change in your life, I am in no way a medical professional. I am a woman who has gone through some junk and learned a lot along the way. This is my testimony: A friend at church…
Redefining “Enough”
So I have become enamored with a new show on Tru TV. If you had told me a year ago that I would enjoy a whopping 3 shows on that channel I would have called you a liar. But here we are. The show is called Adam Ruins Everything and I’ll boil it down for…
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