The first time I left my first born, I cried. Uncertainty filled my heart as I kissed her forehead and said good-bye. I said a lot of good-byes to my four kids as I headed off to work, out with friends and on dates with their dad. Let’s…
I don’t know what to do with my life. I hear recent high school grads and fledgling young adults pine over about decisions to be made and lives to be lived. Secretly, I am with them. Never mind, I’ve raised four kids and had more than few career…
“Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard, Peter sat down among them.” Luke 22:54-55 Just before Peter denied knowing Christ,…
I love a good super hero movie. I’ve even day dreamed a time or two that I had superhero strength and abilities. That’s a risky confession for a grown woman. The reality is I just wish I was strong enough to open the can of jam without calling…
Some days, I just want to be along for the ride. Let somebody else drive. Let somebody else decide where we are going and how we are going to get there. I am taking a nap in the passenger seat. Wake me up when we arrive. Then I…
“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1 When the Lord called out to Abram, “go,” Abraham and Sara went. It seems so simple when you read it on…
“And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he…
Deep down I doubted him. He always said it would be alright, but fear fed my insecurities. Starving for answers and a glimpse of a better future, I let fear consume me and did the only thing that came natural to me – I took control. Or at…
