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7 Simple Steps To Start Bible Journaling

As a young teen, I read The Diary of Anne Frank, the well-known compilation of journal entries of a young girl who lived in hiding during the Holocaust. Captivated and inspired by Anne, I began journaling almost as soon as I put down the iconic book. Today, as a mama in her mid-forties, I’ve been journaling for about ...

Hope For When You Feel Stuck

“This is going nowhere.” Have you ever thought those words or voiced them when frustration mounted and you were ready to call it quits? Confession time: I have. Multiple times. I’ve been ready to throw in the towel because it felt like things were stuck, or like I was going in circles, or like I was on a road ...

Let Your SMART Goals Give Way To WISE Ones

We’re six months into 2022, halfway through the year — which means by now we should have checked off half the goals which we charted out at the beginning of the year. You know, written half the book. Run half the marathons. Lost half the weight. Cleaned out half our drawers and closets. Saved half ...

The (Surprising) Thing To Do When You’re Overwhelmed

Chances are, you have a lot on your plate at the moment. Scratch that. Chances are, you don’t just have one plate with stuff on it, but so many that you could possibly open a crockery store. (Anyone think they have enough inventory to start a Corelle franchise with me?) Chances are, most of us are overwhelmed by ...

What We Can Learn From Walter

A 100-year-old man recently won the Guinness World Record for working at the same company for an incredible 84 years. In a day and age when people jump jobs quicker than a caffeinated kangaroo, Walter Orthmann has worked for the same textile company in Brazil since when he was 15 years old. Walter, who celebrated his ...

A Mother’s Day Prayer

Heavenly Father, What a sweet privilege it is to be handpicked as a mom and to partner with you on the sacred assignment of raising my children. Father, you know how inadequate I often feel for the high calling of motherhood, how unprepared to tackle the phases of my kids’ lives and all the messes (and moods!) ...

Your Ministry Can Be Ordinary — And That’s Okay

The other day a friend mentioned the passing to glory of a 98-year-old man who had served the Lord in children’s ministry for fifty years in the city where I live. I wish I had had the privilege of meeting this person because the messages on the WhatsApp group where his ministry was being discussed were ...

This Truth Steadies Us Through Transitions

Over the last 20 years, change has woven itself into the fabric of my life sometimes seamlessly and, at other times, in big, ugly clumps. From when I graduated college till now, I’ve moved cities seven times (That includes addresses on two continents). While that may sound like I seek out adventure, in reality, I like ...

Mama, Can We Be ‘Slow To Anger’?

You’ve heard of art museums and natural history museums. But, here’s something you likely haven’t come across before: The Relieve Stress Museum. (If you’re over a certain age, you’re wondering, “What in the world will they think of next?!”) Located in Shanghai, China, the museum is fitted with what they call “boom rooms” where people deal with ...
MEET SUSAN

I love words. But you probably figured that out by now, considering this website essentially collates my words on the web. Read More…