Obedience in the Unknown
By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. -Hebrews 11:8 There are days I look in the mirror and see a woman standing in a heap of ashes. She’s barefoot, soot-soaked, and stunned to be occupying that space. As I stare deeply into...
Because I’ve Questioned His Existence
I’m not sure the human heart fully understands love until it’s lost. We know what it’s like to feel love, to be fully aware of the deep burn inside our chests, and we know we would do anything, anything in the world, for the people we truly love. But there’s something about a loved one vanishing from this earth forever, which actually...
Deciphering Between Good and Good Enough
I have read Psalm 4 more times than I can count. I’ve gone over and over each word allowing the chapter to penetrate my heart. When my oldest son was small, every time he would become angry over something, I would quote him verse 4, “Be angry, and do not sin…” Today, while spending some time in the Word, I opened it to this familiar passage of...
I Need to be Honest About the New Year
I’ve decided to start out this New Year with an honest portrayal of my life. When you read what I write you’re making a choice to journey with me, and it’s important you know what you’re getting. It’s nothing fake. If you can’t handle real and raw, then I’m giving you every opportunity to hit the unsubscribe button. The following is what I’ve...
Finding Grit inside Grief
“For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning." -T.S. Elliot In my life, 2017 proved to be a year of finality. I lost people I loved, and with them went pieces of me. I cannot change my circumstances or pray for anything different, because what’s done...
Because I Really Want to Quit
I wish I could tell you why I’ve chosen to sit down and write. Maybe it’s because I think it might help me feel better. Perhaps it’s because as much as I want to throw my hands in the air and tell God I’m done doing everything it is He wants me to do, I can’t. I don’t want to write, but it’s as if something on the inside burns until I get the...
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
that the man of God may be complete,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17