Free Guarded by Christ eBook for You! This Week Only
Moody Publishers is offering Guarded by Christ as a FREE ebook for you this week. I pray it comforts your heart! https://www.moodypublishers.com/help/#free-ebooks
Just Keep Resting
I find myself so easily exhausted, and I was thrilled to read this article sent by my friend, Patti, called, “Why Am I So Tired?” I love how the author explains what’s happening in our brains as we stay put in this COVID-19 world. I learn about trauma. I learn about stress. I learn about […]
But We Do Have Today
I know I do not handle uncertainty well, but COVID-19 has revealed the depths of how much I rest in careful planning. Perhaps it’s an idol God is shaking from my heart. I especially feel uncertain because I have a daughter getting ready to start college in the fall (and I also teach at a […]
Instead of Always Working
I do love to work, and I love productivity. I love lists and goals and “making the most out of the day.” But something I forced myself to do last night was something joyful and creative for its own sake–not to produce or achieve or work. Watercolor painting! I based my painting on one I’d […]
Helping Neighbors Deal With Fear
Ashley and I made a video for Moody Publishers to answer the question, “How can we help our neighbors deal with fear?” Here’s the link to the video:
Because of What You’ll Now Build
Today I remembered something beautiful about robins. I had been looking out at the swaying trees and the dark sky as the rain pelted the grass and turned the dirt into mud. I had remembered the way the rain fell all night. Normally, I wouldn’t become so excited about the rain. But I remembered what […]
The Simplest and the Greatest
Our Easter was the simplest it’s ever been in my memory. But in its simplicity, it was the greatest one I can remember having. It included prayer and Bible reading, a meal with just my husband and daughters, a church service from our living room couch where we worshipped together, a time on Zoom with […]
I Painted Them in Watercolors: A Little Easter Joy
A Good Day To Search the Heart
I keep thinking of the power of having true moments of confession and repentance. It’s a beautiful thing; it’s not a shameful or condemning experience. I often ask younger women who feel far from God or troubled in their souls this simple question: Is there anything in your life that doesn’t please God? It’s an […]
When Nothing Works But Prayer
It’s a good day to pray. However you do it, do it. In your kitchen, in your chair, in the bed, while brushing your hair. With your Bible, with a pen, with a journal. With music, with silence. In the bathtub. Together. Alone. On the front porch, on the back porch, on the stairs. Anywhere. […]