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Is Gratitude Really That Important?
Have you ever had one of those mundane, ordinary days when everything is slow and predictable, and then, wham, something hits you out of nowhere?
I was going about my day, on schedule with my to-do’s and appointments, when I get a phone call from the nurse at my kids’ school.
Every parent knows that’s a call ...
Where Do You Find Your Refreshment?
Checking into a hotel by myself can be a somewhat unnerving experience for me. Having been a stay-at-home mom for almost 16 years, I’ve never really taken business trips alone. And while we’ve stayed at hotels multiple times as a family, solo trips have never really been part of my life.
But a few years ago, ...
Advent Devotional (Week 3): Amazing Love, How Can It Be?
As we start week three of Advent this Sunday, December 17th, we're going to dwell on the topic of love.
Honestly, of the four themes of hope, peace, joy, and love that we've dived into in our Advent devotional, I was most intimidated about writing about love! I know, weird, right? But God's love is infinite ...
Advent Devotional (Week 2): Abiding Peace, Abounding Joy
Thank you for downloading and reading Week 1 of the Advent Devotional.
This Sunday, December 10th, we begin Week 2 of the devotional.
This coming week (starting Sunday), we focus on two themes - peace and joy.
Which of us doesn't want more peace and overflowing joy?
If someone's selling it, sign me up!
But, of course, we all know ...
Advent Devotional 2023
It has been several years since I wrote my last Advent devotional. I remember writing that Bible plan as a challenge to myself. Could I keep the focus on Christ and manage to write 25 devotionals for Christmas? It was one of those God-sized goals—but it wasn't to show the world that I had "nailed" ...
What Are You Wearing?
In the late 19th century, two nuns from Belgium set sail for India. They landed on the shores of the coastal hamlet of Mulagumoodu in the south of the country. The two Catholic missionaries had traveled across the world to care for the orphan girls in the little town. But they also taught the girls at ...
When You Feel Like Crawling Into A Hole
The other day, I was invited to share from the Word with a small group. They were an unassuming, unthreatening bunch of folk. My material was prepped and ready to go. In fact, I had presented the same content twice before to other groups. Plus, I was speaking from Scripture to a group of Christians, ...
Pray For The Hurting Mothers
We cry with the mom whose 26-year-old daughter was gunned down at the music festival. Her daughter’s last text simply read: “Mom, I love you so much.” Our hearts are heavy as we watch a Palestinian mom kiss her child for the last time, her guttural cries reverberating as they carry her son’s lifeless body ...
Look Back. But Then Do This.
There’s a popular idea that has been making the rounds on Instagram. It has been recycled and reshared in many formats from reels with heartfelt voiceovers to posts with compelling color schemes. The viral sentiment behind these posts goes like this: The only time you should look back is to see how far you’ve come.
I’ve ...
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