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The Greatest Search
“What are you looking for?” my husband sometimes says as I wander the house slowly with narrowed eyes. More often than not, I’m searching for my phone, or the ever-elusive glass of water I swear I just poured. If you could see inside my mind and heart, you’d often notice a similar posture of…
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Holding and Held
Thinking of Christ as our anchor, we often picture storms raging. Tossed about in the chaos, we think of clinging to Him. Our hands burn, grasping, struggling, to hold on. But picture this wonderful truth: as we’re holding, we’re also held. Our anchor is bound inseparably to our soul. Even when we let go, Christ…
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Are You Finished With That?
Years ago, a friend of mine shared something traumatic from her past. She ended her story with a question. “What do you think I should do with that?” she asked. Before I could answer, she rushed on to explain how someone else told her faith meant letting it go. Burying it. Leaving it alone. Forgetting…
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Condemnation vs. Conviction
“That’s the worst,” is the sort of thing we tend to say when someone tells us about the flu, or a car fluke, or the frustration of Netflix discontinuing a favorite show. The Apostle Paul had a different sort of view. “I am the worst,” he said, referencing his sinful self in 1 Timothy 1:15.…
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What Does God’s Will Include?
One summer, I got food poisoning that set my body off-kilter for months. Crashing on the couch after just an hour of work made me feel useless in every way. Another time, I couldn’t find work. All I had was freelance writing, and all the projects wrapped at once. Day after day for a season,…
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3 Truths for the Overwhelmed
My calendar always ends up a mess. Circles highlight the things I didn’t get to, but need to. Scribbles hide the things that aren’t getting done anytime soon. Dashes check off what I’ve done- and sometimes they cover the whole square for each day. Life is full of little things right now, but: Every little…
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Big Small Things
As I looked at circumstances that seemed to swell ominously, I determined to believe: God could overcome them all. The trouble was, as I sized up the giants and the hurdles, they all seemed quite tall. I believed God could overcome them, but from my perspective, He still looked quite small next to them. Believing…
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Reminder: We Need Reminders!
A friend recently asked me to help her improve her planning skills. I beamed at the request and could hardly wait to share my top tip with her: remind, remind, remind. If you have a deadline, write it down so you remember. Then count back two days and write a reminder to work on it.…
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Settling for Crumbs
It was a long drive, and the dog spent the first 4 hours on my lap. He hadn’t been fed much that morning (to reduce the number of stops needed.) For our food-obsessed pet, a small breakfast is a big deal. Eyes laser-focused, he watched as we nibbled on snacks here and there, sniffing the…
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My Simple Best
More than a writer, I’m a thinker. My brain is constantly active- digging, absorbing, sorting, putting together, observing, etc. Etc. As a thinker, I like details. I like to organize them all and fit them together to create a big, powerful picture. I love making points that lead up to a concept that sticks. And…