Your Smallest Contribution
This morning I remember something I wrote in March 2012 about a miniature weeping cherry that blooms on the sidewalk. It’s so small it’s almost comical. Back then, I wrote this: On the walk to school, we notice the tiniest weeping cherry. Amid the oldest and the tallest, the brightest and the best, this little […]
Top 3: My Best Advice For New Authors and Speakers
Often people reach out for advice on starting their writing and speaking career. Now that I’m so seasoned (old!), I find myself in wonderful conversations with younger women just starting on the author and speaker path. Since someone recently asked me for my top three bits of wisdom, I’ll share them below: 1. Write and […]
Seasons of Hard Work
My more intense season of speaking and traveling has officially ended (with the exception of a trip to visit my home church in May) until September. In fact, I’m writing this on the flight home from California. At the same time, I’m about to post my final grades for my Penn State writing classes. For […]
You Won’t Always Know
Today I consider what it means to step forward in faith even when I’m uncertain. We simply don’t always know exactly what the Lord is doing. Our emotions waver. Our human understanding fails. So we return to the most wonderful truth from Proverbs 3:5-6. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your […]
The Bible Verse that’s Still Changing Me
Today I’m over at Proverbs 31 Ministries to share how a single passage of scripture changed my life. You can guess! It’s still Ephesians 2:6, and you can read my devotion here. I apply the truth of being seated with Christ every new morning. When jealousy and comparison strikes, I know that I’m seated with […]
Let It Break You
I read in Jeremiah 23:29 the words of the Lord. He says, “Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” I think of the power at work when we read the Bible. I think of how is blazes within us to consume error and invite […]
An Exciting Opportunity! The COMPEL Online Book Club
I’m thrilled to share some great news! Proverbs 31 Ministries and their COMPEL training book club selected Seated with Christ for their online Spring 2019 book club! For four weeks beginning May 6, my acquisitions editor, Judy Dunagan, and I will lead the online book club through a series of lessons designed to improve participants’ […]
Spring Walk
Finishing Strong
When there’s a few days left of class, I feel myself descending into that feeling of wanting to coast. I’m lulled into the relaxation of summer just over the horizon. I’m already transitioning to the book writing and travel that summer brings. I drive by college seniors posing for graduation photos. I note the mowers […]
The Infinite Beauty of Jesus
Today, I think of the infinite beauty of Jesus and what it means to worship Him. He is the One–the One with God from the beginning, through Whom everything was made (John 1:1-3). He is Creator and Sustainer. The Father has “placed everything in his hands” (John 3:35). He gives eternal life and is one […]