“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.” (James 1:5, NIV) This seems like a simple enough verse. If there’s something you want to know, ask God for insight, clarity, or an answer. But how many of us…
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24 ESV) Have you ever been in a season of waiting? I’m sure you have. We all have. My husband and I have been in a season of waiting for fourteen years. Our dream since we were married has been…
Like the 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, the 1994 film version of Black Beauty is narrated by the titular horse. In one scene, Beauty and his groom, John, are traveling through a raging rainstorm at night. The horse is valiantly pulling their carriage through the downpour and high winds, but when they approach the middle…
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5–6 NIV) How do you trust in God with all your heart? I think it’s choosing to believe that he has his best in mind…
“Come on, G! You can do this!” I cheered as I attempted to coax my youngest child into the shallow end of the pool, sans Puddle Jumper. Her toes curled around the rough concrete edge and her fingers seemed to dig into it, as if the surface were made of sand instead of cement. “I…
I was a twenty-year-old youth pastor’s wife living in rural Colorado the day I stood in a bank ladies’ room and saw two lines on a stick staring back at me. A spirited young lady who worked the teller line next to me, often enticing me to join her in loudly singing bad versions of…