“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9 NIV) About thirteen years ago, I attended a church service wherein my pastor mentioned a man named George Mueller. He talked about…
“Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!” (Gen. 1:31 NLT) I blame it on my brother for giving me a full-color book of endangered species when I was around seven years old. I memorized that thing. Between that, our set of wildlife encyclopedias, and his stash…
I have a confession. I have a brown thumb, not a green thumb. My gardening skills are never wildly successful, and my poor flowers tend to meet an untimely demise. I joke with my husband that I’m grateful my ability to keep our children healthy and thriving has no correlation to my ability to grow…
Real-life relationships are important. COVID-19 has messed with our lives physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. As an introvert, I thought the shelter-in-place order would be no problem for me. I don’t mind staying home at all, but after weeks at home with no normal schedule, I began to see the benefit of real-life, face-to-face relationships…
We all know that 2020 has been a dumpster fire so far. One thing has become clear to me during all of the upheaval: it is exceedingly difficult for people to exit their echo chambers and try out empathy for a change. I get it. Empathy comes unnaturally to me. I favor the sweet logic…
“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.” (Prov. 3:5-6 NIV) I experience recurring panic-inducing dreams where I’m in a car I can’t control. It could be that the brakes don’t work, or I’m…