As my adult children are getting themselves settled into houses and jobs and children, I’ve been praying—a lot! Those are big things. And each brings with it other ups and downs to weather. At some moments it is hard to stand …
The Doxology
In spite of the hopeful nature of my previous post, in general I am an anxious person. I stress over things way beyond my control. It’s something the Lord and I have been working on for many years. So when Coronavirus hit the …
The Best Prayer quote
Happy Independence Day! Will You Pray?
This weekend, as we celebrate the founding of our great nation, I want to encourage you to pray for our country. Not just a hit-0r-miss, occasional prayer, but consistent, concentrated prayer. Not for political …
Exercising Faith
With all that is on my plate these days, there is a tendency to leave off or shorten time spent in quiet communication with God. But this quote reminds me that giving God my time in prayer is of itself an act the exercises …
Quote from A Praying Life
One of the things I've learned to enjoy about reading on my kindle is that I can highlight as I read then I can copy and paste the entire list of highlighted portions from the book into a document. (I use a note in Evernote …
God’s Extravagant Generosity and the ACFW Conference
The ACFW Conference is always a highlight of my year. I love getting to see and hug and take pictures of and visit with other writers that I don't get to see very often. But most of all, I love the conversations and …
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Moms in Prayer
Last week kicked off another year of Moms in Prayer (formerly Moms in Touch). I've been participating in groups since my oldest went to first grade, back in the fall of 1998. Many, many weeks it was just me and one other mom …
Decisions, Decisions
There are moments when a strong-willed child is a joy. I think the college search can be one of those moments. Child numero uno knew exactly what she wanted to do, where she wanted to look. It was a painless (though …