Over the next few weeks, I’ve invited some of my dear blogging friends to share words of encouragement here on the blog while I rock my newborn baby and get some much-needed rest. Today, I’m thrilled to invite Susan Shipe on my virtual back porch to eat some blueberry scones and chat about life. I met her at a conference …
Since it’s Holy Week, let’s prepare our hearts for Easter by worshipping at the cross. I scanned a few pages from my latest devotional Walking with God that will help us spend time reflecting on the scene of the cross and worshipping God for what He did for us there. Simply click here to download the devotional, and spend 15 minutes this week …
Some days, you don’t even want to try. You don’t feel like meal planning or practicing self-control or choosing the salad over fries. You may be discouraged a recent slip-up or the tight fit of your skinny jeans. It’s easy to believe that this food addiction that has haunted you for so long is just part of you, that it’s …
Ever feel like you’re wandering aimlessly through life? Maybe you feel like you’ll never get to the important stuff you’d really like to do because you’re stuck making meals, driving kids around, running errands, picking up toys, and folding socks. Or perhaps you’re working a deadend 8-5 job and binge-watching Netflix with a bowl of ice cream at the end of the day, paying off a …
Sometimes I wish my life looked different than it does. I convince myself that if only I had more time, if only I got more sleep, if only I __[insert excuse]__, I’d be closer to God than I am. But looking back on the seasons of my life, I realize that it’s not those external factors that determine the closeness …