When You Need a Lift

I love that God cares about us in such a personal way that when He hears us cry out to Him, He turns toward us and listens. I love that when we admit we are stuck or weak or frail, He reaches out and lifts us up to a “firm place.” I love that when we are...

Pulling Christmas Out

I use to start playing Christmas music in early October. Decorating the house for the holiday season by Evan’s birthday (which is today) was a definite accomplishment. I loved having the house, inside and out, filled with lights and the Christmas spirit in time...

Thomas Needed More Evidence and That Was Okay

For some reason, I love the story of Thomas. I love that one of Jesus’ original disciples, a man who had walked with Him, ate meals with Him, heard Him teach, and watched Him perform miracles couldn’t jump on board with all the excitement of the other...

The Most Important Question

Stumbling over toys and blankets, I made my way to the ringing phone on our kitchen wall. “A job opportunity, and they thought of me?” my mind filled with a sense of significance it had not felt in a long time. Someone thought I was capable of doing...

Why God Needs Nothing to Make Something

Some days the words won’t come. I sit and stare at a blank screen. I wonder why I feel the need to type anything at all. I think about what I read this particular morning in the Bible and wonder whether or not any of it changed me or caused me to look at life...