The Christmas Choir You Already Signed Up For
All through the instrumental introduction, I was praying. We’d had a busy day – a busy week, a busy month – and many people were on my heart. Their needs and their joys played through... Read more
I Didn’t Know Good Gifts Took Courage Too
A long-prayed-for dream is coming true, and the more real it becomes, the more terrified I am. I didn’t know it took courage to receive the good gifts too. Favorite verses like “Take Heart!” always... Read more
Thinking On What We Already Have
‘Tis the season for writing out wishlists, filling the calendar, and stuffing our stomachs! Our to-do lists our longer than usual. At this time of year, we tend to spend more time thinking about we... Read more
Cling to Christ
Stepping into the airplane, I noticed a sign that made me laugh. The content wasn’t humorous. It wasn’t the design that cracked me up. There wasn’t really anything funny about the sign itself… But it... Read more
The Gift of Living Out of Context
We recently had the privilege of spending a week exploring England. It’s been a while since I took a whole week off! Rest is not my strong suit. When we got back, a friend who... Read more
The Secret to Glorifying God
Looking at others around me, I find it easy to assume they’re God-glorifying because of what great people they are. Sometimes I want to ask, “what’s your secret?” I don’t feel like I’m good at... Read more
Times I’ve Rediscovered I’m Not God
I’d never outright tell you, or myself, that I’m God. But sometimes I live like I am. Like when… Something I’ve worried about endlessly works out without my intervention. God is sovereign, I am not.... Read more
Grow in Grace
As a new mom, a friend of mine regularly reported sleeplessness. Sipping hot drinks while her infant alternated between fussing and sleeping, she told me how it had occurred to her one late, loud night... Read more
I Should…
I should really be doing something productive. I should really give her a call back. I should really make that appointment. I should really stop daydreaming. I should really do so very many things, but... Read more
Confirmation After Faith
Sometimes when we beg the Lord for confirmation or a sign, what we’re really saying is that: We don’t want to walk by faith- we want to walk by sight. We don’t find His direction... Read more