While I’ve enjoyed celebrating my loving and devoted mom over the years, I can recall Mother’s Day celebrations that were sad and disappointing. In God’s kindness and according to His divine schedule, my husband, Rob, and I now have three biological children. But prior to having kids, as a married woman with a desire for children, there was a season where Mother’s Day served as an unwelcome reminder of my infertility.
Even though ...
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I Want to Pray For You!
I believe God hears and answers our prayers! But it is difficult to continue to pray for something or someone when it seems like God isn’t answering us. I want to encourage you today to keep asking, seeking, and knocking (Matt. 7:7).
If you are tempted to stop praying:
Check out my Guest Blog Post for Revive Our Hearts, called Persisting in Prayer When You Feel Like Giving Up.Listen to this encouraging podcast by Elisabeth Elliot on ...
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I Can’t Believe It’s Been 10 Years!
As they say, “time flies when you’re having fun.” One of my greatest joys over the past decade has been participating in and leading small group Bible studies. I love getting to know more about God and His Word through studying it with others. Over the years in small groups, I have laughed, cried, learned invaluable lessons, and met some of my dearest friends.
However, if I am honest, leading a small group can be a challenge at times. ...
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Is Your Christmas Tree Still Up?
While our tree got packed away a few weeks ago, I wanted to share with you a Christmas message that I recorded at the end of 2020 with a non-profit organization called Edge Mentorship.
Friends, not just in 2020, but also in 2021, we can “take heart” despite any trial or circumstance, because no matter the year or season, our Prince of Peace, Immanuel, is always with us (Isa. 9:6; Matt. 1:23; John 16:33).
Here is ...
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The Best Gift Exchange Ever
“It was the old bait and switch.”
My husband, Rob, says this about me because when we met, he assumed I was a “low maintenance” gal. And while there are many terms I could use to tell you about myself, I would not use these two words together.
Rob thought this because we met in a rural clinic in Nicaragua where we were both serving on a short-term medical mission trip. During our time there, I wore scrubs and no makeup due to the stifling ...
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Will You Join Me?
Hi Friends,
This month I have a challenge for us! In my latest guest blog post for the Revive Our Hearts, I invite you to join me in asking God to make us twice the women we used to be before the pandemic started.
If we want the same thing out of these challenging days, let me know so I can be praying for you! ...
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