Captive Thoughts
It is 3 AM right now. I cannot sleep. I toss and turn and silently pray, “Dear Lord please clear my thoughts and let me fall back to sleep”. It doesn’t …
Learning to Wait
As I write this, my multiple sclerosis is causing some balance difficulties. My doctors are working with me to figure things out. MS is as unique…
What She Said!
We have prayed for one another through thick and thin. We encourage one another in this season of life, no matter how limited our lives seem…
I Will Never Leave You, Assuredly Not!
Today’s Treasure is one of my favorite Scriptures. When there are no other answers, there is the promise of His presence and He wants us to trust...
Don’t Panic – He’s Got You
On an ordinary day in August, our son went for a routine sinus Cat-scan; that same day we learned that my father-in-law would need open heart...
God Rules Everything
Four days after our son’s first MRI, we sat in an exam room, waiting to meet the neurosurgeon who would perform his brain surgery. As the...
Becoming Mature and Complete
On the first day of August, I had jotted a note in my prayer journal under our son’s name: “humility and gratitude.” It’s not that he isn’t...
You Are Forgiven
One day, in the waiting room of my Dad’s oncologist, I happened to sit next to an (annoying) angel. The very word angel in the Greek indicates...
Your Only Comfort
As I waited in a dimly-lit hospital hallway for our son to finish his first MRI—the one that followed the incidental discovery of a “something”...
An Answer to Jesus’ Prayer
In John 17, our groom, Jesus, prayed for His bride, the people of God, the church. He prayed this prayer right before He was arrested...
A Building of Living Stones
In both of these passages, we read that we as “living stones” are being built – it’s a present, continuous process. In a culture of instant gratification, we ...
You Have Been Brought Near
You who were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. That is good news! No longer are we foreigners without hope...
Not Easily Tossed or Blown
On October 3rd, 2017, waves came for our family when our son, Clary, a freshman at Clemson University, was in a serious car...
Interlock, Overlap and Fit Together
I wish I could attend the Bible studies taught by this week’s Guest Writer, Paula Miles. I first heard Paula speak at a women’s conference. Her passion...
Dear Future Me: On Regret, Memory, and Keeping the Record Straight
Tonight {if all goes well, and really, who am I kidding…} I will rock my three year old and put her into the crib for the last time, as tomorrow we will...
“Wake Up, Jesus!”
In Matthew 8, an exhausted Jesus climbs into a boat with his disciples and immediately falls asleep. The disciples are expecting a calm trip—they are used...
