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The Holy Spirit, Our Heavenly Road Map
When I first started driving, I was pretty "directionally challenged." Before cell phones and Google Maps were commonplace, I had to learn how to find my way around with printed...
Loosen My Chains, Lord
Saints Paul and Silas lived a life of praise. They never lost hope. Even in the midst of a dire situation, their love of Christ raised them from their troubles....
Come and Stay at My Home
I love the image of the first female small group in the New Testament reading, Acts 16:11-15. "If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at...
Postpartum Hair, Crying, and Laughing
Shortly after the birth of my third baby, my body and self image were taking a huge confidence hit. I stared fixedly into the mirror with my milk-stained, three-day-old shirt...
Run to the Face of Love
I know a handful of "recovering people pleasers," and sometimes I call myself the same thing. I don't think it's a terrible thing to admit—I think it's honest. We want...
Laying Down My (Lasagna) Life
I lined up the stainless steel plates next to the stove. The lasagna had baked and rested, and now my restless young children were hovering, watching me with hungry eyes,...
God Keeps Choosing Me
Any time I read this Gospel (John 15:9-17), I hear the voice of the priest at my wedding. This was the Gospel my husband and I chose for a day...
He Prunes So We Can Bloom
I eased my car into the last-available slot of the small parking lot. I wanted to get some errands done before I headed home after work. It was then that...
Peanut Butter, Peace, and the Holy Spirit
In the quiet pre-dawn while my family slept, I took out the peanut butter. The jar felt light in my hand, and I made a mental note to add it...
Intentional Home, Intentional Heart
I have recently been reading about the idea of creating a home where the love of God is reflected so all who live there can know and be reminded of...
There's a Place for Us
I ran up the stairs and looked in each of the rooms as fast as I could, trying to be keep up with my older brother. "This is my room!"...
Making Sense of God's No
"If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it" (John 14:14). I don’t understand those words. I never have. Because how can they possibly be true?...
