Dear Lord When I Wander, Recenter My Focus
At a local coffee shop on a recent Saturday morning, I sat at a round table cradling a coffee mug and gabbing with friends. The café buzzed with…
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I Don’t Want To Raise Church Kids, I Want To Raise Jesus Kids
I don’t want to raise church kids. That’s right. I DO NOT want to raise church kids. Matter of fact, it’s one of my biggest…
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I Want to Raise Children Whose Hearts Belong to Jesus
I pray that I won’t spend my whole life teaching my children how to look like a Christian. I don’t want to teach them how to talk like a…
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You Say I’m Enough—But What if I’m Not?
You say I’m enough—but what if I’m not? You say I’m enough. From every direction, this notion is being shouted at me. I hear it spoken over…
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God Uses Broken People to Do Beautiful Things
I came across a Facebook conversation between a friend and me from over a decade ago when I was in college, in regards to something I posted about a…
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Ask Him Again
I know, I know, you’ve already asked Him a million times, I see those eyes rolling. But today, ask Him a million and one. Yes. Ask Him AGAIN. Ask…
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Hey God, It’s Me
Hey, God. Sorry it’s been a minute. But something happened today, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I understood Your heart a…
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God Can Exchange Beauty For Our Ashes
Ashes are the remains of something destroyed by flames; ruins. If we look back, we can recall experiences that seemed like flaming situations in our…
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Knowing Jesus is With Us Makes All the Difference
Dear friend, I’m so sorry. Can we just sit together awhile? It’s fine to be quiet. You’re allowed to weep. Hold your children if they need…
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I Had Cheerios With Jesus Today
It was one of those days. We have all had them. Where you wake up and step on a LEGO, both kids are whining for absolutely no reason, and you happen…
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