Do you ever feel like your prayers aren't heard? Or that praying is a waste of time? Ever wonder if there is a better way to approach...

Dear God, sometimes I can't let things go. I want to hold onto Your gifts, like You aren't going to give again. Forgive me ...

God isn’t like me. He doesn’t have tunnel vision for what I get wrong. He can assess not focus solely on what needs improvement.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue. That's what the author of Proverbs tells us, and the Message translation makes it very...

Planting seeds inevitably changes my feelings about rain.

Why do I choose other peoples words and allow them to speak over me more than I choose God’s words?

Waiting creates space. It creates stillness. Outside things stop, lesser things are pushed aside. We can either fill this space in our...

The season of advent is all about waiting because advent itself means arrival. We are all waiting on the arrival of something from God,...

We may not have said this, but we have thought it at some point. As we age, we have been disappointed enough that we want to guard...

Who do we most fear disappointing? How do we make our decisions? How much time do we spend thinking about what others think of us? How...

We have twenty-four hours in a day... that’s it. We never get twenty-five. Sixty minutes in every hour of our lives. No matter how hard...

Summer is fading and I’m desperate to make her last. My Enneagram one self, even though I try not to show her that much in public, feels...

Caleb and I made muffins yesterday. The simple act of having him help me reminded me of something I am quick to forget. God doesn't need...

I pray that you will make me fit for what you are calling me to do. That's what I wrote, but that's not what the verse said. It actually...

Less thinking and more thanking. I wrote this on my bathroom mirror. It's a safeguard for my mind this week.

This face says it all! Apparently when I’m teaching I’m a little expressive (read dramatic). I got the privilege of speaking to a group...

Expectations, this is the time of year when we start to see that things aren’t panning out the way we hoped! Those New Year’s resolutions...

Faithful, it's not flashy or trendy. Faithfulness may seem mundane, but it always adds up. Repetition brings results.

Mary was chosen by God because of her belief. She believed even when she didn't have all the details.

Abundance isn’t about my provision. It’s a shift from a mindset of earning or deserving to a mindset of believing and receiving.