I praise The Lord she didn’t abort him. I praise The Lord she tested clean -meaning no drugs in her system and mostly for being a woman brave enough to say, I’m not in a place where I can provide for him. I was home packing and preparing the teen who had been with us…
Can you relate? The back to school rush is just behind us and we’re moving like a freight train down the tracks towards the holiday season and this week I found myself physically exhausted, emotionally overwhelmed & almost crawling to my porch for rest. How about you? Have you found yourself in crawl-mode lately? How…
Can a person be authentic without being transparent or be transparent without being authentic? What does authentic faith look like in real life? What does authentic faith sound like? And why does it matter? These are just a few of the questions we discussed in last week’s Facebook Live. Obviously, authentic faith is something I…
I recently sat in a living room wrapped two circles deep with women. I strategically placed myself behind a lampshade kind of because I wanted to blend in not stand out. Introductions moved clockwise and were, for the most part, kept brief. Listening intently the Lord quickened me at a couple of their stories but…
Maybe a sip of water will help. The lump rising in my throat caused my voice to crack, “Yeah. Sure, we can meet at the store later this afternoon.” Another unexpected-all-to-sudden departure. Foster care. I love it and hate it with all of my heart. Truly. Last night from the porch while the frogs…
We barricaded the living room entry with a recliner. Determined to have some post-holiday, HAPPY NEW YEAR-adult conversation with our friends. They have four children, and currently, we have four children who bring us to a ROARING 8 when we are together which is anything but calm but oh-so-necessary. Surely we aren’t the only parents who have…