I can still see the flashes of light, looking up toward the sky from the bottom of the pool, the way the sun played on the ripples of water. I can still see my hair swirling around like the mermaids I often pretended to be, but surely mermaids don’t thrash…
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Three Lies That Keep Us From Serving God
Have You Lost Your Fire for Serving the Lord? Have you ever had a God-given passion? Have you ever started pursuing that passion with the skills God gave you, only to have someone or something discourage your desire and diminish your abilities? Have you ever lost your fire for serving…
(In)courage Guest Post: The Promise After Pruning
Every morning like clockwork, I would lace up my shoes, step outside as the sunrose, and take my daily walk. As soon as our state instituted stay-at-home orders last year, I instituted this ritual. With the rhythmic pounding of my feet on the pavement, I found a safe space to…
Friends Help Friends Stay Happily Married
How I talk to my friends about my husband has a huge impact on how I feel about him and our life together. Do my friends encourage me to stay positive or is “Girls Night Out” just an excuse for bad-mouthing your husband? How should true friends talk to each other about…
“The God Who Sees”… I’m A Hot Mess & Loves Me Anyway
Hagar called Him, “The God who sees.” He really saw her. He knew she was a slave obtained in Egypt. A by-product of Abram’s lies to Pharaoh about his “sister” Sarai. A slave given to her master to bed. Now pregnant, bitter, lonely, hated, cast aside, running. And He saw…
5 Things You Need To Pray for Your Future Daughter-in-Law
My son likes to talk about and pray for his “wife.” He’s only four, but we’ve had a number of conversations about my future daughter-in-law. Here’s what I know about her so far, according to his description. He sometimes asks me where she is and what she’s doing, or why…