There is a lot about the Israelites journey through the wilderness that sounds difficult but knowing which way to go wasn’t one of them. A cloud by day…a pillar of fire by night. I wouldn’t mind that for my life too. When I was in my mid 20’s, I remember being confused about some major […]
I was the speaker for our meeting last month. I will admit that I have a slight (or not so slight) fear of public speaking. It makes me incredibly uncomfortable. I feel awkward knowing that there are so many eyes staring at me, expecting wise nuggets to fall out of my mouth. During the month […]
Do you ever feel like as if you are facing a problem that just completely overwhelms you? Maybe it is a difficult marriage or perhaps it’s a challenge your child is walking through. Maybe your finances stress you out or perhaps ongoing sickness makes you feel weak. Before my home had been completely built, I […]
How do you handle moody, angry or just plain foolish people? Anyone who knows me knows that I have no tolerance for nonsense. If I can, I walk away from those people…and I stay away. But what if we can’t walk away…what if it’s people we work with or live with, what if it’s family […]
As the pastor’s daughter, I had the honor to play many roles at our church. Before the congregation would trickle in, our family would set up the pews with the appropriate books, choose the songs for worship, and get the projector ready for Sunday School. At about 9:45 am, I would sit at the piano […]
My three-year-old son just recently got into the habit of saying, “It’s not fair!” I thought to myself, “He’s only three, and it’s just begun…” You know, the back-and-forth, “she got that, he got this, why didn’t I get those shoes, why didn’t she need to clean up like I did…” cycle. His big sister […]
The first year of my marriage, I had one primary prayer: “God, please change Lance. Amen.” Who needs a long, drawn out request? I just knew that if God would fix my husband, all of our problems would be solved. Yeah…it turns out that wasn’t accurate. At all. That was the prayer of a girl […]
Wise words
We were sitting in the back row of the church, deep in conversation. Since service had ended about an hour prior, the pews had emptied out and it was just the two of us. I
