No Strangers
I am on my way home from speaking at a Cru Winter conference in Indianapolis. I didn’t know but only a few people out of 1500 students and staff. But I found myself immediately connecting with so many people over our shared love of God and helping others grow. I remember the joy of being […]
God’s Nature: To Bless
This morning I read in my God is Enough devotional how God cannot help but to bless us because it’s His unchanging nature to do so. How wonderful to consider! I remember the words of Isaiah 30: “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. […]
The Wound is a Portal
This morning in church, we heard testimonies of God’s faithfulness through hardship. We looked back together as a church family over all God brought us through in 2019. Families cried as they shared how God’s power and presence met them through the illness of a child, through depression, through cancer. They knew Jesus in such […]
Your Blog in 2020
I love blogging. I love that blogs are searchable and work as a ready archive of your life. For example, in 2010 on this very day, I went sledding even though I was all dressed up for a night out. In 2011? I watched a petal floating down a stream and learned about letting the […]
You Can Be the One
Today I remembered to be the one to gather people. It can be you! You can make the plans, pick a friend up, look up the movie times, make the restaurant reservation, scope out a new hike, or dream up any outing you want. You might rely on someone else to do these things–and perhaps […]
The Viral Moment You’ve Been Waiting For
It finally happened. I went viral. (Not technically. Viral means something like 5 million views in 5 days. I’m not viral like this. But keep reading. You’re about to witness my most ever liked and retweeted social media post in the history of my social media use.) More specifically, my cat Louie went–and continues to […]
Merry Christmas!
From my family to yours! Here we are in our Christmas moose pajamas. And here is Louie who absolutely loves Christmas wrapping paper. I pray you have a wonderful Christmas wherever you are!
Blessed Dependence
Merry Christmas Eve! I pray you embrace a life of blessed dependence. Let all the ways you aren’t perfect drive you to the Lord. Around the holidays, I know that so many readers here don’t feel the best. You maybe feel like it hasn’t been your best year, like you’ve made too many mistakes that […]
A Fun Expression
On the radio today, I hear an advertisement that ends with a word of wisdom: “Remember, if it’s over your head, it’s still under His feet.” I remember Isaiah 66:1: This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool.” I love the image of everything being under the Lord’s feet.
Homemade Baby Yoda
My nephew wanted The Child (Baby Yoda) for Christmas, but the toy won’t come out till next year. So my oldest daughter came to the rescue with her crochet skills. How cute!!