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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Tragedy Changes You, But it Doesn’t Have To Ruin You
A tragedy happened. Your heart was broken. Maybe it was betrayal or rejection. Grief or loss. Something happened and you haven’t been the same…
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God Designed Marriage to be Sacrificial
It’s been exactly 10 years and four kids since my husband and I entered the bond of holy matrimony overlooking a beautiful valley in East…
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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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Turning Worry into Worship Changes Everything
It’s strange how fast things enter our lives. One day I was adjusting to our youngest son going off to college and grieving the loss of my dad when…
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Even When Your Arms Are Empty, God is Still Good
I stared at the ceiling in the dark emergency room with as much strength as I could muster. I knew the technician was trained to not convey emotion,…
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Only Jesus Can Carry the Weight of a Broken Heart
In July 2014, our 25-year-old son Ryan (my stepson) was killed when the gas can he was using to light his bonfire exploded. For three days, he was a…
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An Open Letter to the Anxious Christian
“Lord, help my unbelief.” I pray this at least 500 times a day. Sometimes more. Living with the struggles of simply being a human in a…
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“God Has You in Heaven But I Have You in My Heart” TobyMac Grieves His Son in Raw New Release
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: the death of a child and the impenetrable grief accompanying such a horrific loss. Grammy…
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I Pray You’ll Never Be Too Old To Want Your Mama
You came into our room during the wee hours of the morning. You’d had a bad dream and wanted your mama. I held you tight and stroked your hair…
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