It is common for us to ask ourselves why we are doing one thing or another, but it can be a confusing matrix of shoulds and shouldn’ts, oughts and ought nots. In Galatians 2:6-10, the Apostle Pa...
I have seasons in my life when I base my faith on sight and ability. I want to know what’s next. I convince myself that if I can conceive it in my mind then I can be secure in what’s to come, if I kno...
I’ve renamed the dogs. Let me introduce them. Annoyance is on the left. Bedlam is front and center and Chaos is on the right. They had tested me throughout the day yesterday, and it culminated this mo...
There are times when what I know to be true about God does not resonate in my heart. I know God is good and sovereign but in a given moment I can feel vulnerable or unprotected. Our hearts are full of...
For days now — months actually, I’ve driven by these two trees. I always notice them, as each one displays a big red “X” on its trunk. I’ve wondered if the markings were ...
Hope is a tricky commodity. False hope can be comforting in the short term, but devastating if the outcome differs from what you desire. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13:1...
I’ve been taking the time to pause in a given moment and not allow my thoughts to run away or plow-over the moment. Sometimes, I can overthink all the fun out of the present as I allow my thoughts to ...
As I rode into work today, I listened to a local radio station talking about Marriage. I was prepared for them to be unable to do it justice as all four anchors are less than imitable in the marriage ...
Obedience training has begun. My husband is working with our little pup, teaching him four basic commands – sit, stay, come and no. These are the commands, that when fully trained, Denver should...
I knew the millisecond after I hit “send” that I shouldn’t have. It was late, and in the moment it seemed of utmost importance that I send that email right away, but it wasn’t. It was one of those ema...