When well known and widely sought after Christian writer and speaker, Lysa TerKeurst, expresses her feelings of loneliness, she might remind us of our own insecurity. But she doesn’t leave us there. Continue reading
I’d stepped into marriage with grand plans to dance happily through life with the man I loved. But seven years and three kids later, our union felt more like a stumbling shuffle than a tantalizing tango.
For years, Walt and Annie struggled with infertility, but in a single moment they realized that God was writing a beautiful story for them that was over 20 years in the making.
Recently, a friend who has been a “stay-at-home mom” for many years, contemplated attending her college reunion and sought my advice on how to reply to the inevitable query, “What do you do?” At the time, I did not have a good response for her. It’s a question that can produce an awkward pause — especially if your answer […]
Take a break from busy holiday preparations and prepare your heart: “Love flows from a heart connected to Jesus. A heart that takes time to sit still with Him. Listening to Him. Absorbing Him.” Many thanks to Katy McCown for allowing us to repost her timely message. To read more by Katy, go to her […]
The 2015 McLean Bible Women’s Conference stealthily hovered just below my radar. It was just not gonna work for me this year. My husband was traveling all week and my first real chance to connect with him would be Friday night, so I thought the timing was bad. Maybe next year? Then this happened: As our freakish-for-Virginia-March-snow piled up, my […]
I’m sure you have heard the Taylor Swift song that seemingly references “Starbucks lovers.” I’m not sure I get it. Starbucks lovers. Is that a thing? I mean I love Starbucks and from time to time (when I’m writing a lot) I spend substantial chunks of my day there. Continue reading
“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” […]
Years ago, I received a prestigious award — for outstanding improvement in being quiet. My previous first grade report card flatly stated that I talked too much. My own father affectionately dubbed me, “Flap Jaw.” In college, I once held a coherent conversation on the telephone while completely asleep. There were few things that silenced the steady stream […]
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