Faith Walking
When Everything Falls Apart
As I continue on this journey of faith and publication it becomes more and more apparent that I’m the protagonist in my own story, and God is the author, moving me along my story arc as I race toward my happy ending. While there is comfort in knowing that God is the ultimate author, and…
What's so Good about Good Friday?
There’s a lot of confusion about why today, the day Jesus was crucified two thousand years ago, is called Good Friday. But it’s really simple. It was good for God to become flesh in Jesus and be crucified for our sins. Good that He chose to die in our place. Good that he took on…
Why We Grow Weary in the Journey
I started on this writing journey enthusiastic, bright-eyed, and hopeful. That was six years ago. Now I’m weary, blurry-eyed, and discouraged. Why? What takes a determined person and zaps the life from her dreams? Is it the struggles we face a long the way? The obstacles we must overcome? Or is it the lack of…
The Easter Jelly Bean Prayer
There’s been a lot of hits on my blog lately with people searching for the Jelly Bean Prayer, so I thought I’d post it for all of my regular readers. Hopefully I can get my act together and schedule some more of our families Easter traditions. I’d love to hear how you keep Christ in…
Rooms by James Rubart
After meeting Jim Rubart and listening to him at the last ACFW conference, I’ve been waiting with great anticipation for his book Rooms to come out. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect but people were talking about it. From the cover and description I thought spooky house suspense book. It wasn’t that at all.…
When God Leads you to the Edge of a Cliff..
“When God leads you to the edge of the cliff, trust Him fully and let go, only 1 of 2 things will happen, either He’ll catch you when you fall, or He’ll teach you how to fly!” I read this in an email devotion and it got me thinking… What do I have to lose…
The LOST Gospel Continues…
The last couple of weeks I haven’t been too WOWed by LOST. Actually, quite the opposite, especially after Sawyer, then Sayid slipped over the the dark side. And then there’s Kate, not sure where she’s at even though she’s in the enemy’s camp. But tonight’s episode blew me away. I was practically sobbing at the…
Lenten Reflection: God's Practical Love
God is so faithful even when I think he’s not. The other day my email Lenten devotion was about God showing love in practical ways. He did two times that day. One, I had missed breakfast running late for school. After my first class I thought I’d try to find a granola bar in the…
Lenten Reflection: Just in the Nick of Time
This came in my email today by 66 Love Letter by Dr. Larry Crabb! Just what I needed! God is good and I’m so ready! God says, when I toss My children into the air, terror comes before delight. Put yourself in the place of My people in Daniel’s day. They felt thrown into the…