I’m Not Sure I Can… (And an Important Announcement about The Mercy Retreat)
Will this be the end of me? No. But to be honest, there are seconds, minutes, hours, and even whole days when it feels as if it is. When grief overwhelms it easily suppresses light from the soul. It succeeds in hiding the passions for which we were born. Throughout the last week, I've strongly considered giving in to those thieving emotions....
When All You Have is the “Stills”
Over the last couple of days, I’ve been thinking about how to write this post. Still, I don’t have many words. My heart has nothing poetic to flow other than real, raw, emotion, and I’m not sure how much of that I’m ready to release. Last Wednesday morning, my life changed forever when my beloved stepfather went home to be with the Lord from a...
What It Means to Lend Support…
Recently, I’ve been thinking about the word support. I’ve been contemplating the idea of what that word really means and how important it is to the survival of our spirits. To have someone who cares, who will champion a cause, and who will serve to help cushion the fall is a gift. One of the definitions of support is to endure bravely or...
What Are You Writing on Your Heart?
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I connect with the above quote not because Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote it. He was an individual with a belief system far different, in many ways, from my own. But I love the words, “Write it on your heart.” Unfortunately, I don’t always have the attitude...
Why it’s Okay to Question God…
Yesterday, I was in Panera Bread with my kids. As I sat enticing them to finish their food, a conversation at the next table captured my attention. Sitting next to us were two young men in their 20s who were deciding what to teach at their next faith group. One of the young men was pouring out his heart to the other. He conveyed that he has so...
Hope on My Mind (And Four Winners Announced!)
As you know, hope has been on my mind. It’s a theme for me right now. Not just because of the book, but because sometimes to breathe deeply through tough situations and uncertainty takes hope. I need it. We all need it. Hope that everything will be okay. Hope that no matter what, God is for you. Hope that each step we take is a step in 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





