I distinctly remember one spring morning in 2000 when God whispered to me, “Begin to pray for the children you will one day adopt.” It was a Saturday. The sliding glass door to the living room in my apartment was open, a cool breeze gently washed over me as I rocked in my rocking chair…
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 When I was a teenager the movie, Dead Poet’s Society debuted. It was a hit and one of my all time favorite movies. If you have seen it then you know the famous line, “Carpe diem. Seize the day, gather ye rosebuds while ye may.”…
I’m not sure about you, but for the last few days, I’ve been just a little off. I can’t put my finger on it, but something is, well, off. How are you doing? Is all this getting to you? Are you feeling a little off? I can’t believe I’m the only one who is feeling…
If you keep talking, it won’t be longbefore you’re saying something really wrong.Prove you’re wise from the very start—just bite your tongue and be strong! Proverbs 10:19 TPT As I get older, I see the value in playing the long game. It serves as a good reminder to me, Girlfriend, you are investing in the…
Ephesians 2:10 NIV “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” I love this verse! This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible for two reasons. Let me share them with you now. The word workmanship can better be…
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with his face to the ground and begged him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” And…
What hangs on your refrigerator? I’m not one for lots of pictures or papers on my refrigerator, but I do have a few things on the side of it. I have a picture of my daughter Sara with our friend Zoe from 5 years ago, a magnetic note pad, a magnet that says, “Keep Calm…
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure…Jesus,” Hebrews 6:19-20. Recently, I was chatting with someone who was feeling afraid and she saw something that gave her hope. Someone she respected and she told me, “Now, I have hope everything is going to be okay.” I paused. Really? Can one…
I have no words to explain what I see when I look around at the racism that is steeped in our culture. I have no words when I as a white woman talk with my Asian daughters and try to explain why I have white privilege and they don’t. I have no words when my…
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 This is one of the verses I have memorized and yet one that I forget the truth in it. We have ALL we need for…