I so look forward to going with my friends and doing our girls lunch together time. You know the ones I’m talking about; those quiet epicurean type restaurants with cloth napkins, table cloths, pretty, dainty little light fixtures, those places that serve more than pizza and chicken strips. Let’s face it, most days I’m in…
God Says You Are Enough Because I Am
We are a generation of women who have never worked harder to have it all, yet go to bed most nights worrying that we aren’t enough. We are constantly asking “Why?” We are constantly measuring. It doesn’t matter if you’re single, if you’re married, if you’re rich, poor, old, young, in college, or out of…
Say Goodbye to The Pit of Family Pileups
Pileups happen. Especially in families. That’s what happened to mine. That’s what happened to Keith’s. That’s the nature of family. The ties are so close that the same cord that hangs one tangles all. They say alcoholism is a family disease, but it’s not the only one. Both of my girls experienced some second-hand effects from…
Having a Spirit of Power, Love, and Self-Discipline… for All Seasons of Life
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. — 2 Timothy 3:16 Your word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. — Psalm 119:89 The grass withers and the flowers fall,…
Count Sheep: Routines for Deep Sleep
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. — Ralph Waldo…
100 Days to Brave: Just Start
Sometimes, life feels a little too ordinary and understated. We go about our days as if nothing meaningful could ever happen to us. We’re held back by fear and what if’s and we decide that we’ll never be able to live the life that we actually want. We decide that we aren’t brave. What does it…
The Hard Truth About Hard Work
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. — Galatians 6:9 Recently my husband, Michael, and I had a contractor doing some work in our basement, and that contractor said something I’ll never forget: “Hard work isn’t something this…
Your Weakness Is Real
God Has the Last Word in Your Weakness Your weakness is real. But I don’t believe in blaming or hiding, unless it’s in the Cross of Christ. As we take steps forward, believing He’s placed us here on purpose for the good of others and the glory of God — we cannot go boldly and…
Who Do I Surrender To?
A Great, Good, Trustworthy God Let’s say you need an operation on your heart. You can’t do it yourself, obviously. You’re going to have to trust a professional to open you up and fix whatever is wrong. You probably have a few criteria for someone who will crack your chest and take your heart in…
You’re Invited to the I Give Up Online Bible Study
Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. – Jesus, in Matthew 10:39 (NIV) The more we take our lives and place them before God, the more we will be changed from the inside out. ~ Laura Story Surrender. Oh my, it’s so hard, isn’t…