“That’s it! I’m done!” I declared. I swooped my crying two-year-old out of his seat. I left the lunch he refused to eat sitting on the table and carried him upstairs as he clung awkwardly to my pregnant torso. After I hastily put him in bed, I stepped carefully out of the room, avoiding the…
Two years ago this week, The Glorious Table was a newborn site. We had no idea how long it would live, where it would lead, who it might impact. All we had was a shared vision for encouraging women to embrace the life God has for them–a life of abundance, joy, growth, and confidence in…
“What people call serendipity sometimes is just having your eyes open.” ~Jose Manuel Barroso She tapped me on the shoulder in the post office line. I’d been too busy scrolling through email and social media on my phone to notice her, or that she was reading the back of my shirt. In all honesty, I…
For several years now, my family has received a box of caterpillars in the mail every summer. Through clear cup containers, we watch them turn into butterflies. The instructions include transferring the chrysalides so the butterflies emerge in a spacious, netted container. This year I ordered and promptly forgot about the caterpillars. Weeks later they…
Throughout childhood, my answer to, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was always, “A cheerleader.” Long before the Dallas Cowboys hired cheerleaders, that was all I ever wanted to be. I was convinced no one wanted to be a cheerleader more than I did. In my sophomore year of high school…
When you’re a Christian, it’s generally easy to surround yourself with other like-minded Christians. Church, your small group, your Christian writers’ group, your weekly moms’ Bible study, the other parents whose kids play on the church softball league–these are all great potential sources of friendship, encouragement, and accountability as you seek to follow Jesus. And…