How would you describe your marriage relationship? Perhaps it wouldn’t be appropriate to answer that out loud. Maybe you’d jump right on it with excitement. If your response, however, is anything less than growing and growing together, keep reading. Your marriage may need a playlist and for sure, a game plan. The thought of a … Continue reading A Playlist and A Game Plan
Seek the Kingdom. Watch with Jesus.
After what seems like a long season of healing—our God is faithful, merciful and good—I am, by His grace, ready and might I say, quite eager, to start sharing my life again. Here I am, Lord, send me! There is a declaration deep in my soul that has come out of this season . . … Continue reading Seek the Kingdom. Watch with Jesus.
My POTS and the Potter
It's a POTS kind of day. My body is just not working right. A truth that speaks to many of us as we get older and to those of us who struggle with health issues is this: Physical ailments aim to get the best of us on our worst days. Today is one of those … Continue reading My POTS and the Potter
Your Marriage–This Year
Most marriages are like mine--busy and messy. Though this may be true, I am adamant (and hope that you are, too) that we must place our marriage relationships before the long list of other things that pull at our attention. It’s God first. And your marriage next. Right? Easier said than done. But, worth the … Continue reading Your Marriage–This Year
Without Human Hesitation
Today I have worked my way through a sober reminder that ministry must be done without human hesitation. When God says go, we should go. When the Lord leads with a do, we should do. When the Spirit speaks whatever He wants to speak about a next step, we should take that step. We have … Continue reading Without Human Hesitation
Reflections: Broken & Poured Out Women’s Retreat
The first ever "Broken & Poured Out" Retreat took place on October 4-5, 2019 in Clinton, MO. My reflections are recorded below. Thank you, Lord! What could God do with thirty surrendered women who come to Him gracefully broken and poured out? I’m still contemplating the answer to that question. Not because I want to … Continue reading Reflections: Broken & Poured Out Women’s Retreat
Journey to a Diagnosis
Many of you know that I’ve been dealing with unresolved health issues since that day in January 2015 when I found myself in the school office with numb arms and legs, and an unbelievably high heart rate that left me close to passing out. These mysterious symptoms and their little friends have continued to peek … Continue reading Journey to a Diagnosis
This Season of Sabbatical
It came out of nowhere really and now that it’s coming to a close, I can confidently say that I wouldn’t have had it any other way. This season of sabbatical. A time when I took my hands off of something that was so much a part of my life for some thirteen years now. … Continue reading This Season of Sabbatical
Providential Presence
Deuteronomy 2:7 says, “For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this immense wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you this past 40 years, and you have lacked nothing.” As I look at these words spoken to the Israelites, … Continue reading Providential Presence
Dressed for Life
The Women in White. The comments have inundated my social media feed since the State of the Union Address in January. About the women in white. Refusing to stand, to clap, to show any type of response (other than what appeared to be annoyance) at the President’s statement regarding his promise to the protection of … Continue reading Dressed for Life