Have you ever had one of those moments where you want to retract a combination of words that spilled out of your mouth? Being an extrovert, unfortunately, I have had my share of moments. There have been times where I meant to say the words and other times I never intended for the words to…
“How does she do it?” Three jobs, goes to school, leads a Bible study and a home that looks like it could be featured in Joanna Gaines’ next issue of her Magnolia Journal. “She’s probably not happy and secretly suffers from panic attacks,” we tell ourselves. And she probably does! Whoever “she” is in our…
Alone, unknown, out of place, and out of sorts reflect the feelings I have felt over the past couple of years since we moved. Job transitions, school transitions, and struggling to find a place to call home were all difficult. Leaving a place where we had a rich history in relationships to a place where…
Do you know the creepy sensation when you feel someone or something is behind you? I was walking down a sidewalk with destination in site and the odd feeling came over me like something was behind me. Keep on walking and pick up the pace or do I turn around and face whatever or whomever…
Like a rug ripped out from underneath my feet, I have spent the past couple of years trying to rediscover my purpose. It’s been almost 25 years since my knees were bent to the earth in the garden frantically pulling weeds, when God’s heart touched mine and the seed of a call to write was…
Throw Back Thursday This post was first published on February 21, 2012. At a retreat recently, we were challenged to take people off our hook and place them on God’s Hook. I can still see the speaker taking her hand and gesturing as if to be moving a coat from one hook to another. Oh…
Throw Back Thursday This blog was first published on July 16, 2014. Waiting for a doctor’s report? Waiting for a project to be finished? Waiting for a response via phone, text, Instagram or email? Waiting to see if someone is mad at you? Waiting for the right time to start the new health plan? Waiting…
Throw Back Thursday This post was first published on January 28, 2014. The past few years our church has held a Daddy Daughter Dance around Valentine’s Day. Getting dressed up and going on a date with Dad, hanging out and playing with friends, dancing and eating fun food is a dream for a little girl. …
#ThrowBackThursday This blog was first posted on April 21, 2014. “Don’t cling to me!” This feels like a strange remark coming from Jesus. It sounds more like something a mom would say to her kids when they have been wrapped around her legs sticking to her like a sheet of fabric softener. It also sounds…
Throw Back Thursday This blog was first published on September 16, 2013. Large groups of people share monumental moments together, which become dates they will never forget. Where were you when you heard about the planes crashing into the towers of New York City, now known as 9-11? Earlier generations share similar memories with what…