Dear Roy, Wow! It’s hard to believe it has been seven years! In some ways, it seems like forever. Maybe that’s because we have known each other for so long. Maybe it’s because you had become my best friend long before you became my husband. Maybe it’s because you can act like a toddler! And…
Fifteen years ago, the pain of adultery was overwhelming me. I couldn’t understand how my perfect life as pastor’s wife and stay-at-home mom had come crashing down around me…especially in light of my years of faithfully serving God and proclaiming His goodness. As the years have passed, I have seen the faithfulness of my Father…
God is in the business of multiplication. We’ve probably all heard this, but what does it mean? We often turn to the stories where Jesus fed thousands of people with a very small offering of loaves and fish. Remember the little boy he gave his lunch of five small loaves of bread and two fish?…
Have you ever just had a sense that God was about to do something big? I’ve seen God move many times in my life. It seems He has a way of preparing us before life actually hits. About a week before my ex-husand passed away, a verse just jumped off the pages of scripture. It…
Several years ago, I wrote about the hardest prayer to pray. You can read more here. I find myself revisiting the hardest prayer to pray on a regular basis these days. What is the hardest prayer to pray? Whatever it takes, Lord. Let’s really think about that. Am I willing to pray whatever it takes…
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in…
Friday morning, I put my 19 year-old daughter on a plane knowing I won’t see her for two months. Two months really isn’t the issue. She’s been living 45 minutes away while she goes to college. We go weeks without seeing each other, but we do talk frequently. If she needs something, I can be…
I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: The hardest years of parenting are when your kids are ages 18-22. I thought it was hard when I had three kids under the age of five. I was sleep deprived. They were totally dependent on me. They were non-stop energy and required constant supervision….
Have you ever heard of a sherpa? To be honest, this term was pretty new to me until last summer, but it’s one I have become more fascinated with each day. The Sherpa are a people group who live near Mt. Everest. They serve as guides for the people courageous enough to attempt to summit…
But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. Acts 5;29 I think we all know we need to obey God. We might even acknowledge that obeying God takes precedence over obeying men, even though that can get a little dicey at times. But have we ever really thought…
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 At the beginning of the year, I pasted this verse on my bathroom mirror so I see it every single day, multiple times each day. I have chosen it as my theme for 2024….
I had lunch with a friend today. Part of my goal for 2024 is to build community, to find like-minded friends with whom I can walk through this season of life. A couple of weeks ago, I reached out to a friend I hadn’t seen in several years. We scheduled lunch, and it was such…