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Three Quick Thoughts to Encourage You in Your Grief
You didn’t see an Easter family pic this year from me, because I spent Easter Sunday at the hospital with my Grandma Letha. In a quiet moment that afternoon, surrounded by the family that held her dear, my sweet Grandma was risen with Jesus. It was not an accident that the Lord chose Easter Sunday to… Read More
Three Things I Am Learning by Praying Daily
We’ve just returned from an overnight trip to DC with my son’s fifth grade class, and that’s why I’m still in my pajamas as I write this. Here’s what a trip to DC in March with 60 kids looks like: Walking. Walking. Walking. A 4:30am fire alarm. A noreaster with 70+ mph wind gusts. Government shutdown of everything… Read More
Five Online Tools to Deepen Your Bible Study
I read from a children’s Bible every day. Technically, it’s no different than the grown-up NIV translation that might be sitting on your coffee table right now. But my version was created for kids so it has pictures throughout and cute little Bible stories right after Revelation 22:21. Score! I’ve had this Bible since I… Read More
Embracing the Imperfect at Christmas
It started out with lovely intentions: my vision for Christmas this year. Because there really isn’t another time of the year that prods my desire for perfection more than the holidays. Perfectly wrapped gifts. Perfectly decorated tree. Perfect plans to partake in all of the holiday festivities. Perfect family pictures for the Christmas cards. Perfect… Read More
What Matters to God
I was standing in the sandy soil on my Grandmother’s farm when my hair started to fall out. Chatting with my cousin and absentmindedly raking my fingers through my hair, I didn’t expect the long, brown chunks that appeared in my fists. My doctor had warned me that hair loss might result from the two… Read More