There it was again. I should have known it was coming. I’d done this before, after all. As I sat down to have my quiet time and flipped through to this day’s passage, it stared me in the face. The book of Leviticus. The first two chapters. My new devotional book was laid out to…
I was two weeks postpartum scrambling to feed my hungry daughter in the wee hours of the night. “Hey, I’m here. I know you’re hungry” I told her. She had a tendency to go from sort of hungry to starved in a matter of seconds. I picked her up as her cry became desperate. I…
Fix Your Eyes and Run is a guest post by Hali Arbes I ran around my yard barefoot as a kid growing up in the hills of Tennessee. My legs would get covered in mosquito bites and the humidity frizzed out my hair. I’d spend hours outside with my brothers playing games and exploring. It…
How to Forgive Yourself After an Abortion is a guest post written by Erica Wyatt The fear that permeated through my body was indescribable. I never knew that one person could feel so many emotions all at once. I was disgusted, afraid, anxious, confused and most of all downright angry. I was angry at myself…
As a little girl, I always dreamed of being a hard working woman. I played with my dolls and stuffed animals, but they weren’t my children like how my seven year old daughter plays. They were my students. I would set up my classroom in the dining room right in front of the bookshelf that…
“Love your enemies.”-Matthew 5:44(NIV) Clearly, Jesus was not talking about me. His audience must have been the “thousands of years ago brutal mob who was known to occasionally throw stones and needed some serious behavioral modification.” Not me. I don’t have any enemies! At least, I don’t think so… I’m a suburban housewife with four…
Like the clothes we drape over our bed railing, needing to be put away or dealt with, sometimes there are things in our lives we’ve allowed to hang around far too long. Negative thought patterns, old perceptions and wounds, even certain relationships that have worn out their welcome need to be hung up or tossed out. We can do it through the grace of Jesus.
It was four days after our wedding when life threw us lemons. Everything from the soft-serve ice cream truck to the precious first look moments in the Berkeley Rose Garden to the heartfelt speeches of our family and friends, had been more than I could have imagined. We were about to board a flight to…
Life’s Uncertainties “Did you apply for the job we talked about?” I text my son at college. This is not the first time we’ve had this “conversation.” He’s in his second semester and still hasn’t found a job, for reasons that elude me. I pray fervently for a job for him – any job. Or…
I didn’t always like the idea of letting God lead my life. Naturally, I am a planner. I plan out my schedule by date, time, and the ability to check off each task from my to do list. Still, the world today is unpredictable. Wanting to be in charge of things can be overwhelming for…
Do You Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong is a guest post written by Billie Breeden Experts call it imposter syndrome. The feeling of not being enough. If you find yourself doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, feeling like if people knew everything about you, they wouldn’t admire or appreciate you the way…
Once again, I’ve allowed my feelings to overshadow my faith. I know my reaction to this situation is the wrong one, but I just can’t seem to get a handle on my emotions. I know in my heart that God’s promises are much more credible than the thoughts that cause tears to pour out of…
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