Forgiving Is Hard, but Remembering This Truth Makes It Possible
The 1,000 Lincoln logs scattered on the carpet in my living room were proof that scarcity doesn’t breed selfishness. Human nature does. I can understand why a starving cat would hiss and spit to keep other cats away from a morsel of food in a trash...
3 Powerful Reasons to Fast, Especially When You Don’t Want to
I'm honored to be blogging over on the Revive Our Hearts blog today. I'd love for you to join me as I talk about a topic you don't hear much about . . . fasting. When you think of fasting, what words come to mind? Deprivation? Hunger? Headaches and shakiness? Torture?...
Let’s Celebrate Friendship
When you think about friendship, who comes to mind? Let's use this awesome photo my friend Joanne shared on social media as a jumping off place to celebrate the dear friends in our lives. I'll go first. This picture reminds me of my friend Jean. She and I...
Remember This Powerful Truth When Life Hurts and You Just Don’t Understand
One of the most gratifying moments of a parent’s life is when their adult children reflect on the decisions their parents made during their childhood and say, “Now I understand. You were right.” Usually this epiphany doesn't come until they have children of...
Remember This When You Don’t Have Time to Pray
“I don’t have time to pray today.” Yep, I said this. Out loud. Once a month I meet with other women to pray for our adult children. We’ve been gathering for eleven years. But on that morning, I didn’t have time to pray. I'd looked at the week ahead...
When You Don’t Feel Like Smiling — Hope During Times of Lament
When my daughter was ten years old, my husband paid her to smile. It was family picture day at church, and she just wasn't feeling it. Normally a cheerful kid, she wasn't cheerful that day. She didn't want to dress up. She didn't want to have her picture taken. And...