How Epilogues Keep You in the Game When You Feel Like Giving Up
When I was seven years old, I heard the word epilogue for the very first time. I remember it so clearly because we were all at my great-grandparents’ house where…
Sometimes You Just Mess Up
I was so proud of myself that I straightened my posture until I was a full six inches taller than normal. I was on my first Amazon River trip to…
How to Get Your Kids to Remember What God Has Done
Here's an easy way you and your kids can remember what God has done--on purpose! Build an altar! (I did this with our daughter and now you can, too!) To celebrate…
Does Speaking the Truth in Love Have to Sound Mousy?
Why Speaking the Truth in Love Might Be the Same as a Tongue-Lashing
How to Get Over That One Big Thing
Ten years ago this month I stood on the kitchen chairs, sang, and did "The Chicken Dance" after seeing double lines darken on my Dollar Tree-brand pregnancy test. Two years earlier…
Why You MUST Tell Your Story
“What are you afraid of?” our small group leader asked one night.
“That once it’s all said and done,” I whispered, “no one will have heard my voice.”
When a Wilde Man Weeps
Just visualize this true story as you read it aloud:
A famous man lives a double life. While living with his wife and two children, he falls in love with a younger man and enters into a sexual relationship with him.
How to Choose Words Wisely: Last Speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Do we choose words this wisely? Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy with this last speech of his--given just one day before his assassination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FiCxZKuv8
Burning the Pilato: What a Peruvian tradition teaches about facing your obstacles, part 2
I thought I’d re-share my New Year’s post from last year and encourage you to burn your own pilatos later tonight like we will. I’ll check back in soon and let you know how ours turns out.