As I turned around to go back up to the kitchen, my foot slipped and my hip and ribcage slammed down onto the wooden staircase. My precious mug smashed into the banister as I slid to the floor below with shattered glass and hot coffee on and all around me.
Read moreWeekend Wonders: Sometimes Showing Up Is The Solution
Simetimes showing up is the solution.
Read moreStone of Remembrance: Our One-year Anniversary
The Lord caused a thunderclap so loud that it sent the Philistine army into a panic and the Israelites were able to chase after them and overtake their enemy, just like God had promised! When it was over, Samuel set up a monument to remember the miraculous occasion. He called it Ebenezer, which means stone of remembrance, noting that the Lord had helped them up to that point.
Read moreHave You Been Burned by God?
When I arrived at the nature preserve where I usually go hiking, I found that the forestry service was prepping for a prescribed burn. That’s a fire that some starts in the forest. On purpose.
Read moreHow Does God Minister To My Soul?
He alone knows how to care for His creation and He does this when we obey His loving command to enter into His rest. We can be intimate with Him in the complete freedom of our Secret place where we are alone with Jesus. In our daily lives, we might set our intentions on caring for our soul, but we must also learn to be ministered to by Him as part of that discipline.
Read moreSeven Truths to Encourage You In Times of Transition
Whenever I'm feeling a little intimidated as I face change, transition, or a new season, it seems that God always reminds me that all the pep talks we could ever need are right there in His Word.
Read moreThe War Is Over
...When we got home I was eager to research “forge" in my own way and look for the meaning of this divinely assigned word. What ensued from there was one of the wildest digs I’ve ever been on...
Read moreThree Lessons From The Weekend Battlefield
Three lessons I learned once I let go of my keep-it-together-ness.
Read moreWhen Pregnancy Isn't the Plan: Guest Post on Kindred Mom (Part Three of Three)
On the days I wasn’t in the hospital doing clinical rotations, I studied and catnapped while my daughter napped or played in her playpen. I could only afford to have her in daycare on the days when my mom was working and I had to attend clinicals. I would often go up to 30 hours without sleep. When I became a mother, I realized I was capable of enduring far more than I could ever have imagined for the sake of my child’s wellbeing.
Read more"Get Your Crap Off the Floor" and Other Honest Words
“Jesus. We don’t do overwhelmed and falling apart. I mean, you know I do if I’m trying to do all the things on my own, but we don’t freak out when we’re doing stuff together. I need you. You're so, so good. You make me nice and capable and put together. Please help me get myself collected. I want to glorify you.”
Read moreBroken Hallelujahs
He said his name was Daniel. As I was getting his name, my oldest took out her wallet and thumbed through 5 or 6 twenty dollar bills. I thought, “Geez, kid! Don’t go flashing all that money around!” I was beside myself thinking she was going to give them $20! I was immediately overwhelmed with gratitude for her tender and generous heart. But what happened next...
Read moreField Note: Momentary Comfort and Eternal Perspective
God spoke through a powerful scene I came across while I was driving along, minding my own business. It offered me comfort in the moment, but looking back three years later, it's brought me eternal perspective.
Read moreWhen Pregnancy Isn't the Plan: Guest Post on Kindred Mom (Part TWo of three)
I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE MY STORY FEATURED OVER AT KINDRED MOM.
It's been rather cathartic for me to explore my journey afresh as I step into a new season of life. It feels like I'm seeing some of the pieces of the puzzle starting to come together. Here's part two in a series of three posts being published this fall:
Read moreField Note: Remember. Trust. Wait.
We have to remember His past faithfulness, trust that His ways are higher, and wait with hope. I really believe that to be the path to peace in this life…
Read moreWhen Pregnancy Isn't the Plan: Guest Post on Kindred Mom (Part One of three)
I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE MY STORY FEATURED OVER AT KINDRED MOM.
It's been rather cathartic for me to explore my journey afresh as I step into a new season of life. It feels like I'm seeing some of the pieces of the puzzle starting to come together.
Read moreDigging for Divine with Oswald Chambers
The idea that God's healing and far-reaching work spends time developing and being nourished in my very soul is fiercly poetic and moving. God created me, my most perfect and unaffected self, to add something unique and neccessary to His ongoing work of Salvation in this world!
Read moreEncouragement For When Tension Increases
When your struggle is pulling you backward, choose to see that this is the place where Power and momentum are gained.
Read moreThree Reasons You Should Go To Church This Sunday
I'm certainly not legalistic about showing up to church every Sunday, but I am fully convinced of our obligation to gather, return praises to Him and engage with others in order to grow. So here's why you need to get off the couch and go to church this Sunday:
Read moreRun the Race // A Mid-year Check In
It's time for a mid-year check in on those goals, declarations, resolutions, or whatever you choose to call the intentions you set for the new year. Let's run this race with endurance and perseverance!
Read moreRestoration > Devastation
How can I find hope in the midst of sorrow?
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