All signs pointed to an incredibly stressful and anxiety-ridden meeting. My boss was in a fighting mood; our team had not gotten done the job right. As someone who avoids conflict, I was in knots about it. But I had forgotten I could invite God into the situation, and so, …
I love to hear my kids pray. They used to be too shy to do it, but after years of assuring them …
I tend to get a little territorial about God. I pray to Him for my needs; for mine and my friends’ and …
I think about things a lot. I ponder and mull over and ruminate; I have conversations with people and conversations with myself, …
Find the ones who are faithful. The ones who continue to stand strong when life falls apart. The ones who dig in …
It takes a minute. With that client or that job, it takes a minute to find the groove, find the rhythm. At …
Her words were biting and cut deep, and she meant every last one of them: You’re so terrible. You deserve this. Actually, …
I’ve had this dream for a long time—I can’t shake it, it won’t die. It comes and goes; sometimes it’s big and …
It defied all logic and reason and even the unsolicited wisdom that came my way. After all, who would think it’s a …
It’s there when I’m irritated. When my family makes me crazy and when work is frustrating and social media makes me judgmental …
I first felt it in the back of the sanctuary, in the very last row, during a Sunday night service. First was …
We think of the fruit of the spirit as being something we possess that’s enticing to others—that Paul compared these qualities to …
She sat across from me in the corner booth against the window, sipping her Coke with lime. Our second college visit, we …
We dance, and I wonder what He’s doing. One step forward, two steps back. A nonstop marathon of progress and regression; doors …
There are things I don’t like to remember. They sneak upon me long past the expiration date I’ve given them; regrets and …
Tell me about yourself. Our answers are always automatic, and as women usually start like this: I’m a wife, a mom. I …
I have a list. It’s not written down anywhere, but it’s certainly memorized. It’s a list of things I think or speak …
I won’t jump into a heated discussion, espousing my thoughts and opinions on the fly. My mind doesn’t work that way; I …
I have it memorized and can call it forth at any given moment: There once was a girl, and she felt pretty …
You, with your quiet strength that you see as too timid and weak. Your strength that endures under trials and difficulties, that …
It never occurred to me to pray about these massive self-esteem issues. To pray about speaking in front of that group. To …
I’m just now celebrating the good things about me; the ways God created me to see and perceive, to think and to …
Get you a friend who’ll help you renew your mind. A friend who encourages you to celebrate good news, not let you …
It takes humility, doesn’t it? To admit we’re ruined and need renewal. To admit that our spirit needs help, that we can’t …
We are a people of new things. We like upgrades and do overs. We ship out the old and ring in the …
It’s not too late. Sometimes we assume it’s been too long, or we’re too far gone; the mistakes and the sins are …
We’re told to wait on God to renew our strength. That if we wait on Him, we’ll spread our wings and soar …
He needed renewal. I didn’t even know his name, but I could tell by his actions and words he was in desperate …
She is an amazing wife and mother—she makes new and innovative meals regularly; full bellies and clean floors are her ministry. Her …
It’s an unusually warm day for early spring and I sat on the porch with my face in the sun. The birds …
