Jun 10, 20216 minFinding a Family when Yours isn't NearDear Future Family, “Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my...
May 27, 20213 min3 Biblical Practices to Help the Anxious ChristianOne of the most popular google searches in the realm of mental health is “anxious Christian.” In Western culture we often dissect these...
May 13, 20212 minMental Health AwarenessDid you know that May is mental health awareness month? I’m so happy to see how far we’ve come as a church and as a society in inviting...
May 6, 20215 minIntrovert or Insecurity? A Change of Focus Can Help! by Amy Lynn Simon For many years, I chalked up my lack of interest in our church’s women’s events to my being...
Apr 29, 20214 minGodly Encouragement for Introvertsby Mary Rabe My personality has always been a bit of a conundrum, even to myself. See, I love people. I care so much about others, and I...
Apr 26, 20214 minFreedom in the Midst of COVIDby Janet Bryant Brown The culture in our neck of the woods, a southern heavily logged area of the country thrives on drinking sweet tea,...
Apr 24, 20213 minHow Does God Help with Anxiety?An Exerpt from Take Heart: God's Comfort for Anxious Thoughts As someone who has struggled with obsessive-compulsive disorder, social...
Apr 22, 20215 minHow to Invest in Friendships 3 Ways to Make Friends a Priority Again by Jennifer F. Riales I know, this series is all about the introverts that would rather hang out...
Apr 8, 20215 minShowing Up As Your Introverted Self to Your Loud PeopleBy Elisa Preston As an introvert, showing up in relationships can be a struggle. Elisa gets it! I’m so excited to have my hope*writer...
Apr 5, 20216 minCultivate Real RelationshipsA 2-Step Path to Self-Love & Spiritual Sight by Michelle TK Do you feel like you want to cut through the social noise to cultivate real...
Mar 31, 20213 minThe Hope Hidden in Easter EggsEaster eggs. This year I'm especially digging them. Why? I'm glad you asked. 1. They are bright and beautiful. Our family's Easter this...
Mar 25, 20215 minWhen Life is Tough- Where are you God?When life is tough, where are you God? When life is hard, this question feels like a lump in our throat. I think it's a worthy question,...
Mar 18, 20213 minFinding “Enough”This is an adapted excerpt from my new book Take Heart: God's Comfort for Anxious Thoughts now available for PREORDER! “It’s so easy on...
Mar 11, 20214 minFeeling Distant from FriendsLAST WEEK we talked about how struggle and hurt can cause us to feel distant from God. Is there any debris of hurt and doubt that has...
Mar 4, 20215 minFeeling Distant from GodAre you in a season where you are feeling distant from God? I can relate. We went around the circle to answer some question. I honestly...
Jun 24, 20202 minFor the Christian with AnxietyAre you a Christian that struggles with anxiety? Then friend, you are in good company. I don’t like that the meme takes the Lord’s name...
Mar 9, 20203 minContagious Faith My thoughts on the Coronavirus. You hear Coronavirus, and you've already formed some kind of opinion. Yes in the U.S. somehow we can even...
Feb 12, 20204 minGRACE BUTTONThe ultimate parenting reset. It wasn't about grace. Not at first at least. No, the "grace button" started out as the "reset button." I...
Feb 3, 20203 minLessons From A Seven-Year-OldPHOTO BY RACHEL SCHOENEMAN PHOTOGRAPHY Their feet tangled together, baby blue high tops and pink ankle socks in sequined slip-ons. Their...
Dec 23, 20192 min(Child-Like) Faith by CandlelightThe true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world…Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name,...
Oct 21, 20194 min Let's Be BraveHow many jobs have you had? If you're like me, you could count on both hands. In college, I cleaned someone's house, babysat, and made...
Jun 16, 20194 minWhat I Learned from Yelling at My Kids“I need some space!” I hear my own words echoed in my three-year-old’s mouth as her big sister scoots beside her on the couch for a...
Jun 5, 20193 minTake the LeapGod pushed me into my life's greatest adventure. Where is he pushing you? Every negative pregnancy test has given me a little plunge of...
May 29, 20194 minLife is Hard, But God is GoodWhen life is hard we know that God is good, but in the moment of struggle we live in an unanswered question. Social media packages our...
May 21, 20195 minThe Art of "G'Yalling It""It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...
May 9, 20195 minHow We Rise Above DisapprovalLast night I had a dream that I’d taken my daughters out for a quick bite to eat. I wasn’t wearing makeup and my hair was in a mom bun....
May 1, 20196 minDo You Love Me, God?“Where is God in ordinary life? When I’m numb and tired from heaps of laundry and stubborn kids. Where is God on those days I need him...
Apr 25, 20197 minBecoming Real "If my heart looks broken in, then I've been brave enough to live..." Christa Wells Eight months pregnant with a two-year-old in...
Apr 18, 20194 minTruth in The Inward PartsWhy Life's Greatest Challenges Make Our Hearts Wise and Beautiful Eyes squeezed shut, her body swayed and twirled as her arms reached...
Apr 9, 20193 minWe Were Not Made for ShameShame is a weapon that Satan uses to push many women behind self-sewn curtains of isolation. You see her over there—her eyes are averted,...
Mar 29, 20193 minHow Do We Protect Our Hearts?All winter has been one cage rattling cough after another. “It’s to be expected with an immuno-suppressed child,” the doctor said with a...
Mar 22, 20192 minThis Time Will PassI had a dream. A dream where I waited in a long line. The queue of people wrapped around faded cement buildings. I saw a white haired...
Mar 22, 20191 minPeace Just Today The world overwhelms My doubt overcomes But the weight of Your Glory Gives me peace The noise of this world Crowds out Your Whispers But...
Jan 23, 20192 minAnything, God?Learning to Say a Tentative Yes God is feeling so big in my heart right now that it’s hard to go through the every day motions of washing...
Jan 2, 20191 minOh Baby This is UsYou know all my secrets baby, The truths that I hold in, Thanks for keeping quiet baby, For holding tight my hand. You know all my crazy...
Jan 1, 20191 minBlack Coffee HeartCome meet me in the morning, When the monsters are asleep. Whisper me the promises, I know only you can keep. Come meet me in the...
Dec 26, 20181 minRest in His Enough I am with you now. In the wandering, in the waiting; when your plans didn’t work out. When your dreams aren’t coming true. I’m with you...
Jan 16, 20182 minBrave Means Taking the Next StepSometimes brave is tucked within the humble, every day things of life. We think brave is shown in a big defining moment. But what if...