What promise does Easter hold?

Easter Sunday

Whenever Peter begins to speak I smile. You never know if it will be wrapped in humility, or be served with humble pie. Acts 10:34-43 is simply beautiful, “I now know…” he says, “…God does not pick favorites…all who want him are welcome (paraphrase mine).” It’s a lesson Peter will have to learn again, but […]

Our hearts are broken…

Looking towards Holy Week

I’ve been trying to find the words to say. My heart is broken and the act of writing normally brings healing. But words have been hard for me to find. My children are mourning, they lost a friend and my friend lost a child. The world is different today. I close my eyes and all […]

Hurry Up & Wait

Middle Places
3/11/20116

Love being a part of the Middle Places and sharing my heart. Today they shared a piece I wrote on the ups and downs of parenting and how things are changing. We are preparing for something new in our household… adolescents.

Come Sit With Me Mama

Fifth Sunday in Lent

It’s been awhile since I’ve last sat down to study or write. This morning I carved out a few minutes only to be met with the small voice of a child. “Sit with me mama.” It’s not just the writing and the studying I’ve neglected. I’ve been consumed in busy with little time to sit […]

Does God really offer safety? What does that mean?

Second Sunday in Lent

Fear motivates us to seek safety but does safety drive away fear? As someone who has had her share of anxiety I don’t believe it does. Despite the reality of being safe the fear of the unknown or even the possibility that something terrible could happen can keep us from finding comfort. Throughout Scripture we […]

Giving Our Best During Lent

First Sunday in Lent

It’s never easy to give our best, or to give up something in order to better ourselves. During Lent it is easy to confuse the sacrifice with self-determination. Lent does not exist to diet, to think more positively, or to be a better you. The purpose of Lent is to realign our hearts and minds on […]