Have you ever known for sure you were right in the center of God’s will? That’s a beautiful gift for a follower of Christ. In 2012 we were in a challenging situation at our church in the Dallas area, where my husband was on staff as the small groups pastor. We’d lived in Denver for…
This fall, during a morning walk, I experienced something new. The subdivision we moved to last March has several sections of cornfields waiting for new-home construction. These wide-open spaces separate groups of newer houses connected by sidewalks, which make a perfect walking path. While the weather allowed, my morning routine began with a long walk,…
The story of how I ended up manning my farm alone, with all four of my young children in tow, is long and not really part of this story. But the short part of it was that my husband and in-laws were out of the country at my brother-in-law’s wedding, and I had been the…
A few years ago I participated in an online challenge. We had to post something different about ourselves each day, and one day we were to share what one word we would use to describe ourselves or our character. The word I chose was resolve. Google dictionary defines that trait as “a strong determination to…
Have you ever felt like your life doesn’t measure up to someone else’s expectations? Maybe more than one someone? Maybe even your own? If you are nodding your head yes, I’m here to tell you I know how you feel. If we were sitting in a coffee shop talking about this in person, I’d probably…
My friend Libby and I were playing in my backyard sandbox. We were five years old, and I was drooling over the change of clothes she’d brought for her doll. I wanted that stunning, store-bought outfit for my own doll more than anything. Libby was no fool, however; she required a trade, and the only…