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“Mommy, I love you. You’re the best mommy in the whole world. …Can I have some candy?” Have you ever felt manipulated like this? Perhaps it […]

A little pink envelope waited on the kitchen table. Nervously I tore into it. “You are invited to my birthday party!” Surprised and delighted I ran […]

I curl up in the corner of Starbucks and open up James. I love James. He’s kind of the drill instructor of the Bible. James gives […]

I’m someone who gets excited, which is something I seem to be known for. I feel this passion, for the mission, for what God’s doing, for […]

It was 50 years ago, this month that my dad died in a road construction accident. He was driving a pay loader that somehow went off […]

  I regularly benefit from my devotional “Jesus Calling”.  Many days it really does seem like God is talking directly to me.  This morning was one […]

For the entire ten years of our marriage, my husband Andrew and I have felt a consistent call home. We are both from small towns in […]

I love Christmas carols. They invoke images of childhood, the excitement and warmth of family gatherings, memories of simpler times. This year however, I seemed to […]

So there’s this thing that I’ve been struggling to keep believing: it’s okay to be weak, to make mistakes, to be limited. That abandoning self-reliance and […]