I still shudder when I remember the refrain “Red rover, red rover, send Kelly right over!” While playing a game of Red Rover in fifth grade, I got the wind knocked out of me and, humiliated, landed flat on my back. I simply wasn’t strong enough to bust through the linked arms on the other…
I’ve been living in a state of deconstruction for four years. It’s not the first time I’ve described my life in this way, though, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. The first deconstruction began nine years ago and focused on my heart. God was dismantling the lies I believed about myself and the…
Do you struggle with a challenge you let make you feel exposed and bad about yourself? I do. I’m overweight. The Elephant in the Room Syndrome My apologies to elephants, but if you, like me, struggle with a challenge other people can readily identify, you might sometimes feel like you’re the elephant in the room….
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—and I was the greatest of them all. But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as an example to show everyone how patient he is with even the worst sinners, so that others will realize that they, too, can have everlasting…
“How on earth do you have time for that?” When I first began writing, this was by far the question I received most often. The inquiry was legitimate. My husband was in nursing school. My oldest was in the process of an autism diagnosis. My youngest was potty training. I was working part-time and found…
“When Reu had lived 32 years, he became the father of Serug. And after he became the father of Serug, Reu lived 207 years and had other sons and daughters. When Serug had lived 30years, he became the father of Nahor. And after he became the father of Nahor, Serug lived 200 years and had…