Lately it seems like everything that could possibly go wrong has. I walked into a doctor’s appointment fifteen minutes early, and the receptionist informed me that the appointment was for the next day. I spent hours preparing the most amazing meal to throw into the Crock-Pot, only to realize hours later that I never turned…
It took two years of trying and one minor surgery for me to get pregnant the first time, so I was certain I would love and cherish every single minute of motherhood. Little did I know that just a few months later, I would find myself overwhelmed, exhausted, and hearing these words from someone I…
When I was raising my children, I remember thinking, “If only they came with instructions.” We only get one chance at this parenting gig, and before you know it they’re grown and out the door. I am not a perfect parent, but I serve a perfect Father. As a mom, I felt woefully in need…
The Glorious Table is delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Karen Ehman to the table today. This devotion is taken in part from Karen’s newest book Listen, Love, Repeat: Other-Centered Living in a Self-Centered World (Zondervan, 2016), which releases on Tuesday, November 15. “It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter, that…
“We are your church, and we need your power in us.” ~Rend Collective, lyrics from “Build Your Kingdom Here” Sometimes it’s difficult to separate the concept of church from the idea of a building. But the church is not a building; the church is people. The early church didn’t have a designated building. Believers gathered…
When I was in my forties, I asked my mom, who was in her sixties, “Mom, at what age did you finally feel like a real grown up?” “I’ll let you know,” she said. “It hasn’t happened yet.” I thought being a grown-up would be a little less–I don’t know–messy. I thought it would be…