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Honor Your Parents??? (YouVersion Devotional)
What does honoring parents look like when we’re adults? Is it even possible in our fragmented world? How does God expect us to honor our parents when they may have hurt us and where, sometimes, distance seems a wiser and less complicated option?
Clearly, most of us carry tons of emotional baggage when it comes to ...
You’ve Got Talent – YouVersion Bible Plan
Happy New Year, friends!
First off, a big, big thank you for your support and encouragement in the last year. Your emails and the comments you've shared have bolstered me on days where I felt like my words didn't matter. Thank you for showing me that they do - only because they are words God put ...
Making Space – A 25-Day Advent Devotional
Scroll through your social media feed and you’ll notice people pulling out Christmas decorations way earlier than they normally would.
If you’re someone who has been hanging up stockings while the smell of summer BBQs still lingers in the air, then I say, more power to you, friend. It’s been quite the year. And if you ...
Devotional: Goodbye, Self-Doubt!
“Live out your purpose.” We often hear statements like that, but we’re plagued by doubt and insecurity. We’re fearful of stepping into our calling because we’re hemmed in by the “what if’s?” of life. We find ourselves trapped by feelings of inadequacy. In this You Version Bible Plan, we’ll look at truths from Scripture to ...
Tackling Disappointment – YouVersion Bible Plan
We’ve all been there. The closed door. The broken relationship. The rejection. The loss. None of us are immune to disappointment. But we don’t have to dwell in it. In this Bible Plan we’ll look at truths from Scripture that will help us deal with disappointment and walk in the fullness of life that Jesus ...
Motherhood – The Freedom of Not Being Enough
There was a time when I would grab my son’s soft baby feet and squish them and smush them and foist way too many kisses on them. Yeah, that was before said feet started to resemble... hooves. About a decade later, forget squishing his feet, I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole. (Sorry, kid, ...
Journey with Jesus – Lent Devotional on YouVersion
‘Journeying With Jesus’ is a Bible plan to help us walk with Jesus through the last two chapters of Matthew. We stop to focus on Jesus' last days on this earth and what that means to us. How does that change who I am and Whose I am today? We will take time to dwell on ...
Behind the Scenes – The Esther Story (YouVersion Bible Plan)
Esther’s legacy is of a strong woman who risked her life to save her people. While that is undoubtedly true, there’s so much more to the story. Esther is a book where we, as readers, are invited to look behind the scenes. While Queen Esther is at the foreground of the drama, this Bible plan ...
It’s The Most Wonderful – And The Busiest – Time Of The Year (You Version Devotional)
I absolutely love all the buzz around Christmas. I love the carols and the cookies, the parties and the pies, the decorations and the desserts (and, yes, I know I included a lot of food in that line, but, hey, just being real here).
But, when I look at my calendar for the month, I'm a ...
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