Obviously, I love being a grandparent. As a little girl, I grew up dreaming about raising a big family and have seen those dreams come true. I always knew my children would be an enormous blessing, but what I didn’t know way back then was how amazing the second blessing would be when I became…
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” (Col. 2: 6-7 NIV) I have a confession. I’ve become a plant lady. Let me clarify; I’m not a perfect plant…
Seth Godin, bestselling author of over twenty books, was asked during a webinar on entrepreneurship which books have impacted him the most. He said, “The book that will change your life the most is the book you write.” Now, you may be thinking, That’s not right! If your first thought is that the Bible is…
The world will give you that once in awhile, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to your corner, where somebody dabs mercy on your beat-up life.” —Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees One of the winter activities our family enjoyed pre-COVID was what we called Soup Saturdays. We’d put out…
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. (Isa. 60:1 ESV) In midsummer, it’s pleasant to forget how I will mourn when I suddenly notice the daylight hours shortening. By December, I’m counting the days until the winter solstice. Even if I can’t see daylight increasing…
Have you ever sought the Lord with your whole heart only to hear the spiritual equivalent of crickets chirping? Who hasn’t? We know God often speaks in a still, small voice (1 Kings 11:19), but sometimes it seems he isn’t speaking at all, at least not in the ways we expect him to. That’s the…