If God’s promises for us are, “Yes and Amen,” then why so often do they actually feel like his promises are really, “No and never”? If you open up God’s word and spend some time getting oriented with it you’ll see hundreds of promises God has made to His people. God is not one that He should lie and He…
I love the book of James. I love his character and how straight forward he is! I think we’d be friends, honestly. In his book you find this gem in chapter 1:1-4: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance…
If you’re anything like me, life balance is a hard thing to find even on the most “normal” of days. Throw in a pandemic that isolates you, and your family, from friends, your support system, a faith community, and recreation; and balance becomes an obsolete ideal of days gone by. In today’s blog post, I’ve been asked to share with…
Years ago a dear friend—Karebear, I lovingly call her—gifted me a box, a beautiful box she’d wrapped in colorful tape and sprinkled with encouraging quotes to inspire me to dream and have faith in those dreams. This box was so timely because I was in a headspace where I wanted so desperately to believe God for big dreams, impossible miracles,…
The past year has been challenging for me as a wife. I quit my job and moved from Texas to Nevada with my family—all while in my third trimester of pregnancy. I gave birth to my second daughter and became a stay-at-home mother while my husband transitioned into a position at work that required more responsibilities and weekly travel. It…