Mercies in Disguise

Remember the Laura Story song, “Blessings”? It’s tough to listen to it without crying – because, if you’ve walked with God for any length of time, you understand the truth of those lyrics: “What if your blessings come through...

Loser

No matter what the self-help gurus say, we can’t do anything we want. We’re not all winners all the time. Some dreams will never come true. And we need to learn to deal with that. We need to know how to be losers. Some of us will play softball for a whole season and...

Spiritual Weight Lifting

I hate working out. Hate it. And don’t even think about scrolling down and offering advice on how to make it less hateful. I don’t want to hear it. Exercise is, I am sure, part of the curse. God could not have intended for us to have to exercise. There...

Ready, Set, Date

Parents and teens alike struggle with the question of dating. How old is “old enough”? That’s easy. The answer is  30. Next question?? Just kidding. Kind of. Not that there’s anything wrong with waiting until 30. But just in case you...

#relationshipgoals

Most girls crave relationships. We want to be known and loved and thought about. We want to share our feelings, our ups and downs, our questions and frustrations with those who will listen and understand. We spend hours watching movies and TV shows that glorify these...

Between Storms

A former pastor used to say we’re all either entering a trial, exiting a trial, or in the middle of a trial. It sounds pretty rough, I know. But those of us who have been walking with the Lord for a while know this is true. And, honestly, as I look back on a...