“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.” ~Arthur Ashe Do you ever feel like you need to do more, be more, and after giving it your all, you still fall short? I totally do. I was at this very place about a month ago when a dear friend reminded me…
“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~Rumi I am not prone to yelling. Much. I remember yelling at my brothers and sister when we were young. It was probably over a Matchbox car or someone eating the last Little Debbie. As an adult, I know there…
“The success of love is in the loving–it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.” ~Mother Teresa Maternal tenderness and affection…
“There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.” ~Zora Neale Hurston A decade ago, I attended a dear friend’s wedding and watched him marry the love of his life. My heart burst with a ridiculous amount of joy for him and his new bride, and at the same time I felt a…
“You don’t have to start a new organization, or write a book, or start a new blog. Just make disciples.” ~David Platt We see so many “big” efforts for Christ, especially on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Fundraisers for charity organizations. Viral blog posts encouraging others. Campaigns to end human trafficking. Crusades bringing the lost…
The Glorious Table is delighted to welcome New York Times Best-selling author Karen Ehman to the table today. This devotion is taken in part from Karen’s newest release, Pressing Pause: 100 Quiet Moments for Moms to Meet with Jesus (Zondervan, 2016), co-authored with Ruth Schwenk of The Better Mom. “In the morning, when I rise,…