The authentic self is soul made visible. — Sarah Ban Breathnach 1 We are the most at ease when no one is watching. We are free to be ourselves and act the way we feel at the moment when no one is there to judge us. When I took my daughter, Holly, to her first…
Fiction Friday: Robin Lee Hatcher
Editor’s note: It’s Fiction Friday! Today we’re sharing with you some great titles by the great Robin Lee Hatcher. If Robin is new to you, here’s what some of our favorite Christian fiction authors have to say about her: Whenever I want to fall in love again, I pick up a Robin Lee Hatcher novel.…
Redeeming the Years Spent in the Pit
Lord, I’m choosing to believe that You can and will redeem the years I have spent in my pit. In our Christian subculture, we think a pit of sin is the only kind of pit there is. But we have to think much more broadly. For starters, I see in God’s Word three ways we…
Insecurity and the Runaway Bride: How Do You Like Your Eggs?
You know Julia Roberts in Runaway Bride? Surely you do. Man, I hope you do. That Julia, goodness gracious, she’s the cutest. But she’s a tiny bit of a head case in Runaway Bride. The story goes that she’s this woman who has been engaged three times, has left all her fiancés at the altar, and…
The One Jesus Loves
When I was a child and someone asked me what my name was I would say, “Sheila Davina Walsh.” My mum would tell me time after time that all I really needed to say was, my name is Sheila but that made no sense to my five-year old brain. There are lots of Sheila’s living…
You’re Invited to the In the Middle of the Mess OBS
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! — Psalm 27:13-14 ESV I discovered in my darkest moments that sometimes the most powerful prayer of all is just a…
The True Beauty of Our Scars
Certain life-altering scar sources lie deep in our beings. These painful injuries — not surface blemishes of differences or health issues — require careful and compassionate consideration. A few years back I wrote a whole book on this topic — my personal scar story.1 The wounds of my first and second families sliced me through,…
Even When You Feel Unseen
[Hagar] called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,” for she said, “Truly here I have seen Him who looks after me.” — Genesis 16:13 ESV If there is one person in Scripture I would not want to be, it’s Hagar. She was abused, unseen, and unwanted.…
The Light Within Me
Editor’s note: You’ve probably seen her face before on Fox News, Fox & Friends, or Hannity. Ainsley Earhardt may be well known but now she’s shares the intimate story of her faith in a new book titled The Light Within Me. Enjoy this excerpt. * In my heart of hearts I knew God would give…
Lift Your Eyes Up
I lift up my eyes to the mountains — where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. — Psalm 121:1-2 NIV My 8 year-old son, Justin, and I were trailing behind my husband and other two 8 year-old sons (yes, triplets) on the beach bike path near…