A Hard-Won Truth   I like order. Ask my family or anyone who knows me well. It’s true. Fact is, I work pretty hard to create order – to make......

Asking   Just when I think I’ve seen a miracle, that there just couldn’t be something more wonderful or more faithful or more merciful…there it is. And just when I......

The Sound of Surviving There’s a picture in my mind that just doesn’t match up with the life I find myself living. This picture resembles a movie clip from Wonder......

A Momma Story (with a redemptive ending)   ***What you are about to read is a recap of a day that unfolded several years ago. My kids were really little,......

Wholehearted   Loving with your whole heart is not for the faint of heart. Shoot, even the stout-hearted can wrestle with whole-heartedness. It’s vulnerable. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes raw, but it......

In Spite of Myself   I just knew I wasn’t going to make it. There was no way to navigate, no way to avoid the scarring or the jarring that......

He Is Calling Me “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” Psalm 119:130 Recently, a friend asked me for prayer and she expressed her......

It’s Not About Me (Thank goodness!)   I wasn’t always a Christian. I didn’t grow up in church or Sunday School. I love when I hear stories of believers testifying......

Killin’ It   I am a military wife. I am a homeschooling, box-packin’ (and un-packin’), commissary rockin’, chapel lovin’, sisterhood sharin’, Bible breathin’, hands lifted worshipin’, and God-fearin’ woman. I......

Releasing That Brings Receiving “What are you most resistant to let go of?” she asked matter-of-factly. My eyes darted to the floor. Immediately, I began to wrestle. The question hung......