Have you ever felt like you just wanted to quit this thing called the “great race” of life? That’s your spiritual legs ache and you would much rather sit on the side of the road and have a good pity party than take one more step. I certainly have. And then I think of my nephew Stu and his mom, Read more…
Can I Trust God?
Have you ever wondered if you could trust God with your story? With your circumstances? With your struggles? With your dreams? Let me share why I had trouble trusting God as a new Christians…
I hopped up on the counter at the soda fountain and placed my five-year-old feet on the spinning stool in front of me. Dad sipped on a Coke and talked to the lady behind the counter with the red-and-white-striped apron tied around her waist. Read more…
Where Broken Began
I watched the news and mourned the hatred of mankind. I read the paper and questioned the senseless headlines. I listened to the radio and cried about the wildfires out west. Silently I prayed, God, why is the world so messed up? And then the Holy Spirit reminded me of where broken began.
When God fashioned, fitted, and filled the earth, Read more…
The Other Side of Why
2020 and beyond has been filled with the question “why”? So let’s go there today. I’m sharing over a Proverbs 31 Ministries today and I thought this might encourage you today too.
Many years ago, my son, Steven, and I sat on the floor in his room playing a card game. This summer was proving to be the best ever. Read more…
This is Not How I Thought My Story Would Go
Have you ever thought, this isn’t how I thought my story would go? I certainly have, and I bet I’m not the only one.
After years of negative pregnancy tests, I mourned because life wasn’t turning out like I thought it would. There would be no gaggle of laughing children filling my home, no crowded kitchen table at mealtimes, Read more…
I AM is the God Who Fills in Your Gaps
Ever feel like you just don’t have what it takes? I often do, and it all started in the first grade.
When I was six years old, I skipped off to school with a new box of crayons, a Swiss–polka dotted dress, and fresh hope that I would be smart. But first grade only confirmed my greatest fear. Read more…
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
I saw an instagram post that said, “Don’t you wish that liar’s pants really would catch on fire!” There would certainly be a lot of flaming pants if that were true. Let’s talk today about how to respond when “the father of lies” speaks his native language.
We were in the fictional town of Amity Island, NY, where Jaws the man-eating shark, Read more…
T.H.I.N.K.
What does it really mean to take every thought captive? Put on your cowgirl boots and imagine this scenario with me…
I was at my first rodeo…yes, this WAS my first rodeo. The little calf bursts from the stall, and then the cowboy and his steed follow in close pursuit. With his lasso in hand, the cowboy swings the rope in the air and attempts to catch the little heifer before she escapes out the corral door at the opposite side of the arena. Read more…
No Plan B
Sometimes when I’m reading the Bible, one little sentence jumps out and grabs me by the heart. That’s what happened when I read 1 Kings 19:19-21. This was the day that Elijah the prophet called Elisha the farmer to take his place. Here’s the verse…
“He burned the plowing equipment…” 1 Kings 19:21
Okay, this might be the strangest Bible verse I’ve written about, Read more…
You Are Worth More Than You Know
Do you remember a scenario in your past that made you feel like you weren’t worth very much? I think we all have those painful pictures in our mental scrapbook. But oh sister, keep reading and let Jesus tell you just how much you’re worth to Him. Before we get to His words, let me share a time when I felt I wasn’t even worth a walk across the street. Read more…