God is gracious and merciful, and he didn’t allow me to stay there for long. He used a small group to reveal my sin patterns, and to cause me to grieve the lost months (years?), and to...

A few years ago, a light bulb went on in my marriage. While on a weekend getaway with some couple friends, we were asked: “What have your biggest ...

We have a Savior who is as much coming as he is come. The beautiful yet sometimes excruciating tension of the “now and not yet” can cause us to stumble...

I might not labor or spin, but I sure do know how to worry. I can fret with the best of them—I can spin possible negative outcomes...

I’m so excited to bring you this series of What She Said! Your response to the summer series encouraged me to recruit six more guest writers. Each one brings a different style and personality but the same passion for offering help and hope through the truth...

Once upon a time, there was a television advertisement for men’s wedding tuxedos, and it made such an impression…

We know from Jesus’ later conversation with Peter that He knew how Peter was going to die. “Truly, truly, I say to you, when…

My grandmother sewed my mother’s wedding gown, a labor of love that boggles my mind. Perhaps you have sewed someone’s wedding…

Today let’s dig into that sometimes confusing verse, “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to…

What would you think if I told you that submission is a beauty secret? Would you be intrigued? Offended? Puzzled? When I think…

As I write these words, I am in the midst of moving my 87-year-old, widowed mother into an Assisted Living facility because she…

How often do you cringe when you hear the word “submission”? Does it feel like a punishment, or have you discovered “beauty secrets” hidden within…

We had just saddled up the horses for our first trail ride at a horse camping weekend. We were all so excited about the weekend, which was a first…

I was watching the trainer working with Apollo and I was intrigued by her consistent words to the horse, “Excuse me Sir, I am over here.” First…

I was sitting in the barn listening to the horses quietly munching on their breakfast, watching the rain drowning my pastures, and reading my…

I was out in the barn during the massive storms that hit our area. 50-70 mph wind gusts and rain at 2-3 inches an hour, for almost 24 hours…

This past weekend I introduced Apollo to the rest of our herd. We have three horses and one miniature pony. They knew he was…

On New Year's Day this year, my daughter Abby and I went to check out a horse auction with the intention of learning more about how we…

As a preacher’s kid, Heidi has seen and experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of church life in ways that broke her but ultimately drove her to…

I was ambushed in a parking lot recently. Don’t worry, it wasn’t a carjacking! My granddaughters and I had almost reached our…