• I didn’t understand.I didn’t get it. For eight years, I had worked with people that became family.We were a team. I can’t even explain the chemistry.They threw me baby showers.They wrote sweet cards for my birthday.We laughed together, we were there for each other. Then, one day, they announced that our company was being sold.We […]

  • “I sat in the first row of my first seminary class and I didn’t understand a thing.” My Dad was reminiscing over those early days when he had just moved here.  As an excellent student in India, he received the opportunity to move to America to start a new life and study the Bible. The […]

  • “Make sure you call them Daddy and Mommy.” That was my father’s advice to me in the weeks leading up to my wedding. It felt strange to think that I would use those beloved names on people other than my own parents. I had to wrap my mind around the idea, but it started to […]

  • I was recently looking for a job. With a blank canvas in front of me, I wasn’t sure which direction to take. I spoke to God about it, and I asked Him, “Where do you want me?” After combing though a few websites, I came upon one opportunity that seemed like a pipe dream, but […]

  • Impossible. Unlikely. Not looking good. Have you heard those words? It’s scary. You know what, though? Impossible has never stopped my God. “But since when has impossibleEver stopped You…” Are you walking through something scary today? Do you need healing? Do you need dry bones to be restored? “My God is able to save and […]

  • Our children desperately want a dog. They have a name ready, they know where he will sleep, and where he will sit in the car. They are imagining that I will bring him home one day after work and that their neighborhood friends will love him. I hear about this dog almost daily. They promise […]

  • Our second date was at Lakewood Church for their Wednesday night worship service. Somehow, early on, he knew the way to my heart. Having grown up going to church every week, I couldn’t say no when he invited me. But, he wasn’t asking me there to impress me. He was being intentional. In this season […]

  • “I can’t” is a phrase we discourage our kids from saying. We want them to problem solve as much as possible, then ask for help, if needed. It’s funny, but recently I had one of those “I can’t” moments myself. I was feeling overwhelmed, discouraged, and like a balloon about to bust. I wish I […]

  • I had a special request for my husband when we first started getting to know each other: Please don’t say “I love you” until you are ready to make a commitment and propose. Love was sacred to me, and I needed some assurance that he was willing to make sacrifices and be devoted to me […]

  • I.can’t.dance. Just ask my sister, who can “feel the rhythm” and dances flawlessly while having a blast doing it…and while I watch from the sidelines. Ask my friend, who graciously asked me to join her in a choreographed Indian dance years ago and realized how robotic my legs were. While I appreciate the beauty of […]