I wanted to hurl hurts right back! The title of the book, Hurt People, Hurt People by Dr. Sandra Wilson, defined me that afternoon. My hurt morphed to madness. I grabbed the leash of our golden retriever, Lexie…

My key word in 2017 was rest. As December was winding down, I began to pray, asking God what He would select for my 2018 word. The answer came before I said “Amen”. After pondering for a few weeks, “did I hear correctly?”…

Bill, one of the Navigator Vice Presidents, attended a meeting of the National Leadership Team in January, his first day to return to work. That evening he and I went out to dinner with one of the senior consultants and counselors for The Navigators who…

My marriage verse was about to take on a new meaning. We were both blind-sided…or perhaps it is more accurate to say we were so caught up in the next thing, the thing we should do, that we were unaware of our reality.

Sue Tell says that: Like you, I wear many hats. This scripture (Today’s Treasure) is my all the time, always in season hat – I am a child of God, the truth from which the rest of my life flows. One of the favorite parts of my day is the stillness of mornings.

Over the past week Christina Fox encouraged and challenged us to see and embrace the beauty of the gift of community. Today’s Treasure is one of my favorite passages because God makes a covenant with Abraham…

Have you ever been in a church where there was conflict of some kind? Perhaps a few people disagreed with something a church leader said. They shared their thoughts with others and before long, more people sided with them. Eventually, there were people on both sides of the issue, arguing and pointing fingers…

Last year, I found my kids these fun Star Wars Valentines. They had cute sayings like, "Join the heart side" and "You're my only hope." It's interesting how a concept…

When my husband and I married, things changed for us. We were no longer two separate individuals but one couple. With that union, came membership into an extended family. My name changed. I learned the rhythms and ways of the Fox family…

Whenever our family talks about taking a trip to Disney World, my husband reminds us, “A trip to Disney isn’t complete until everyone is in tears—even the grown-ups.” We laugh because it’s true. A place that’s supposed to be the happiest place on earth ends up bringing us all to tears…

Whenever I share a photo of my kids on social media, inevitably, someone will comment about one of my sons, “He’s a mini you!” They might point out how we both have deep dark eyes, or similar facial features, or the same hair color. That’s because, as my son, he images me in some way…

Do you feel alone, lonely, forgotten, outside of the main stream of relationships? Social media seems designed to stir up all of those feelings as friends post pictures of their perfect families, exciting parties, amazing vacations and beautiful friendships…

It is hard to trust the Lord in the midst of suffering. When trials come in our lives we’re often inclined to figure them out on our own; or run to the phone and tell a dear friend; or seek to understand why it’s happened; or sleep the suffering away; or turn toward something that will…

Have you ever come through a difficulty and thought, “Phew! I barely made it.” When chronic pain seems overwhelming and you make it through an intensely painful week. When money is extremely tight and you manage to pay that month’s bills…

Surely you know what it feels like to be downward-pressed. News of an incurable cancer. Infertility. A tragedy in your family. Financial ruin. Chronic pain. The battle against the same old sin. The mundane seemingly closing in around you. The hard work of marriage and parenting…

Weariness can suck the life out of us like nothing else. In the midst of long seasons of suffering, or battling particular sins, weariness often sets in and threatens our joy, peace, patience, and faithfulness. We wonder whether it will ever end. We try to just endure. We accept another day of pain or failure…

I remember the fear I felt as the force of the wave overwhelmed me and I went under the salty water of the Pacific Ocean. I couldn’t get my bearings or my footing, but suddenly a strong arm pulled me back into light and fresh air….

In many ways I felt like I was in a ditch with my car broken down and nobody around to help. I was facing different kinds of suffering as well as my own sin and others’ sin. But when I came to these Songs of Ascents (Ps. 120-134)…

Have you ever listened to speaker, read a blog post, article or book and resonated so much with the truth communicated that you knew you couldn’t say it better and you wanted to exclaim, “What she said!”…