Choosing faith over fear in the everyday...
"What if God isn't real?" He asked, almost in a whisper, as if the question would offend me. Pausing a moment to consider, I reached for another fry and decided the best reply was the truth. "I have had many doubts throughout my lifetime." He tilted his head, surprised, and interested in what I was going to ... read more
The door swung open to my right as the lukewarm water splashed over my hands in the sink. "Excuse me." Said the woman pushing her way through the bathroom door. "Oh, I'm sorry." The words spilled out of my mouth before I even realized what I was saying. As I finished drying my hands, the elderly woman closing the ... read more
Living with anxiety and Jesus? Is it possible to live your life with both? Let's answer that question with a scene from a child's movie. Weird place to begin? I know. Just hang in there with me, there's a point to this, I promise: The scene is epic, an edge-of-your-seat thriller...for a 5-year-old. Let me paint the ... read more
Do you know the one place in your life where you are irreplaceable? If you're a stay-at-home mom like I am, you, no doubt, have been asked the question, "Where do you work?" Here begins the awkward dance. And in the defense of the questioner, I'm pretty sure I'm the one startin' the two-step. "I'm a stay-at-home mom," ... read more
She would've been 92 today. 92... Had she not passed away nearly 8 years ago. I remember her lying helpless in her hospital bed, appearing tiny and shrunken under the scratchy blanket. Having suffered a stroke a few days earlier, by the time we came to the hospital she was fading fast. We were told there was nothing ... read more
What do you do when fear is the loudest voice you hear? Have you ever thought about how loud fear is, how paralyzing its shrieks can be? Well, I am well acquainted with fear and it’s close friend, anxiety. As I look back over most of my life these two have been my constant companions. When control was out of my reach, ... read more
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