How Do We Understand Suffering?
I didn’t know my friend and I were about to have this discussion; however, we’re known for having hard discussions. And, she’s going through a lot, and I am too. So, I suppose, her question made great...
View ArticleWhen A Friend Ditches You
When I saw on Facebook that it was her birthday, my heart jumped out of my chest. I was so excited to celebrate her, to love her, to pray for her, and to give to her. I knew I had to honor her; it...
View ArticleDo you Look Foolish Trusting God?
What looks like foolishness to man can actually be radical obedience to God. “But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise…” (1 Cor. 1:27 NIV) Friends, in the swoop of a two-week...
View ArticleHandling People Who Keep Hurting You
I sent her a text. I waited days for a response. Finally, a somewhat monotone sounding voice-text would come through, perhaps asking me a question. A month later, something similar would happen again....
View ArticleWhen Worry Makes You Restless
What are you worrying about? Is there something that you can’t stop rehashing? I’ll admit it! I’ll raise my hand to say — I’ve had some worries lately, friends. Will the kids be ok? Will their future...
View ArticleHandling Broken Things…
The plant wasn’t even real; it was plastic. Maybe that’s why it wouldn’t stand upright. At the slightest sign of wind, the dang plant, and the pot it was in, would crash over. I’d walk outside and see...
View ArticleFacing The Hard Truth
Blog Post: When Admitting Truth Is Hard Standing on the tarmac, getting ready to launch off on my bike with my family, I made a random comment to my husband. Friends, I can’t remember exactly what it...
View ArticleHope for Today
I desperately needed coffee! In line to get one at a store, a man rolled up next to me. I noticed his leg. It rested on a leg crutch with wheels. In my mind, I stood at high alert. Why? Because the...
View ArticleDon’t Shrink Back
What do you do when your years-long prayers haven’t been answered? When people haven’t been there for you the way you hoped? When the enemy keeps hitting you when you’re down? When you feel worn out?...
View ArticleWhen Waiting is Agonizing
Have you ever tried to get ketchup out of the bottle? I mean, the real bottle, not the plastic variety where you can squeeze it hard and it spurts out. The glass-bottled ketchup was so impertinent,...
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