My Totally Awesome Working on This Forever Bodaciously Exciting Gift
Want to know a secret? In 2020 (yes, during COVID), I wrote a sister book to my best-selling devotional, Refresh Your Faith. Like RYF, it contained 66 devotions, one from every book of the Bible. But instead of spotlighting a VERSE from every book, it spotlighted a...
Would you Like to Draw Closer to God this Year? Here’s the Best Way
The headline read, “Ten Ways to Draw Closer to God this Year.” As I looked down at the long list, I sighed. I was a young mom overwhelmed with the responsibilities of caring for two young children, homeschooling, serving in church, and working outside the home part...
My Special Christmas Gift from the Lord
It happened when I wasn’t expecting it. In fact, for a few moments during that lovely Christmas Day service, surrounded by all the trappings of the season, I had forgotten I was pregnant. I'd moved past the queasy months of early pregnancy. In a comfortable...
Could God Be Testing You? How to Know
“With money so tight,” Granny said, “why would he leave money lying around?" My grandmother was a Portuguese immigrant. The daughter of textile mill workers, she was much older than the English speaking students in her class, and they mocked her. She quit school after...
Losing the Battle? What to Do When Life Seems Impossible
Life is hard, but sometimes it seems impossible. If this is the perspective from your window, perhaps you can identify with King Abijah and the army of Judah. In his corner of the world, it was ugly. And scary. You’d think a force of 400,000 valiant warriors would be...
A Humorous Look at How Daily Bible Reading (and flossing) Can Change Your Life
After almost forty years as a dental hygienist, I’ve come across a few clever statements. These are two of my favorites: You don’t have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep. Brushing without flossing is like washing your hands without cleaning...







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