I was sitting at my kitchen table while my husband was Skyping a soon-to-be bride. Not just any bride, this once little girl had asked my husband to officiate her wedding because he was her pastor when she was a kid. Her grandmother had brought her to church on a regular basis and now that […]
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 When I was in elementary school I was part of the “cool girls’ club.” I loved always having someone to sit with at lunch and play with at recess. Then one day the girls told […]
“Go plane! Go plane!” Lincoln screams every time he hears my voice. Whether FaceTime or speaker phone my little three year old grandson knows that in order to see grandma one of us has to get on a plane. “I miss Mugga,” little two year old Jacob laments. Jacob prefers calling me Mugga over Grandma. […]
I’m sitting in the waiting area while my husband undergoes Physical Therapy. When his physical therapist came to call him in for his therapy session you would have thought two old friends were greeting each other. My husband seems to make friends wherever he goes. Always the model student in all situations. Watching him never […]
Some days I want to be selfish. Some days I don’t want to think about anyone but me. Some days I don’t want to do what I know I should do. Some days I don’t feel like being loving. It’s on these days, I have a choice. I have a choice of how I want […]
My husband was driving and it was stressful. It had been an emotionally charged morning having gotten some rough news and my husband was dropping me off at a conference I was going to be doing a workshop at. Okay, I’ll be honest, we had some conflict getting to the Convention Center. The title of […]
I am sitting at my computer forcing myself to write because it’s Tuesday which means it’s blog post day. I’m feeling empty, poured out, depleted so how can I share anything with you? How do you write when you feel as though you have nothing to give? You’re honest I guess. You’re honest about how […]
Rejection is God’s protection. Have you ever heard that before? Rejection hurts. Rejection stings. Rejection can crush your spirit. I feel like I’ve had more rejection than success in my life. How about you? BUT if we can reframe rejection and recognize it as God’s projection it becomes a bit more palatable. I can remember […]
Have you ever been in a season where you feel like nothing is about you in your marriage? Like you are giving to the point where you can’t even imagine giving up any more of yourself? This is where I found myself recently. Yes, we are supposed to be selfless and sacrificial and other-centered and, […]
I once met two people. Both of them were dating men who I considered friends and also served in ministry with. While at church I introduced myself to both of the ladies. One was sweet and kind and we had a short but pleasant conversation. The other gal was very rude and cold when I […]
