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5 Ways to Overcome Distraction for the Chronically Unfocused
What I notice, here in my basement with the lights left off aside from a candle and the glow of my laptop, perched on a high desk above my walking pad, is that I’m less…
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How to Say Hallelujah No Matter What Happens
Over the next several weeks, time stood still as we dropped everything to scrub in and be there with our child. Each night we would go home to an empty house. There was a nursery,…
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5 Secrets for Seeing the People You Often Miss
This level of attentiveness–of seeing people–reminds me of a verse I read the other day, in John chapter 1. There’s a preposition I haven’t caught before–one that shifts the meaning.
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How to Praise God When Life Hurts
During the service I stood up when everyone was singing but my mouth was clamped shut. The praise and worship felt empty. Grief swallowed me that morning and praising God was the last thing I…
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How to Become Excited About Reading Your Bible
It’s a picture of how imperfect vessels (like you and me) can still be brimming full of God. Our flaws don’t change our capacity to be overwhelmed with the undeserved goodness of God.
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How to Find a “Spacious Place”—God’s Gift for You
A better horsewoman could have taken this situation under control, but I was not a better horsewoman. I was a mom with a coupon.
