When I was three years old, I got lost. Really, really lost. My grandma had been in a car accident, and my mom drove to the next town over to help. It was the middle of the night, and she left me sleeping in the back seat of her car so she could run into…
You know what I love about children’s Bibles? They get right to the point. They kick out the Bible’s greatest hits one after another, just leaving out some of the details. But, as someone who is in the middle of a chronological read-through, I appreciate the opportunity to skip over the who-begat-whos every once in…
“’We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,’ they answered. ‘Bring them to me,’ he said.”(Matt. 14:17-18 NIV) I’m often tempted to think I have to do something big for God to prove my worth. I look around and see many other people living fully in their callings of sharing their walk with…
“Will you be my Mommy?” I’ve never been asked this directly, but it is something my heart has been hearing a lot these past few months. My husband and I are two years into an infertility journey (if you want to call it that). We have not sought answers from doctors, nor do we know…
Jesus had a special friendship with the siblings Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. The Gospels highlight this in a few places, especially Jesus’ interactions with Mary. My favorite story about Jesus and these siblings is in John 11. It’s the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. John 11 begins by stating that Lazarus was…
I have been sitting, processing, and embracing the word refine over the past few months. To refine means to remove impurities or unwanted elements and improve by making small changes. The Lord tells us, “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that…