"Gladdening and humorous assurance that the best things in life have nothing to do with things." ~ Richard Paul Evans, number one New York Times best-selling author of 43 books including The Christmas Box Homeless for the Holidays is a delightful read...
What do single moms need most? From my personal experience as the solo mom of seven, hope and healing for single moms is a common desire. In answer to this need, the popular and ever-expanding YouVersion Bible app features a faith-based devotional for solo moms titled...
Your faith, did you lose it? When your happily ever after didn’t turn out as you imagined, when 2020 turned the world upside down, people want to know who they can count on. Is there a God and does he see me? Can I trust him? Is he worthy of my faith? These are...
When a baby dies, we are forced to say goodbye before being able to say hello.“We just left our appointment after the baby’s scheduled scan. Nothing looks good.”My friend’s news took my breath.“Please pray,” she continued. “I know you know what this feels like.”How...
Though my baby died, I love to say her name, feeling the word on my tongue and hearing the sound. “Violet.” Moving into the fifth month of pregnancy, I was keenly aware that something had changed. There was no butterfly kick. No life-sustaining appetite. No more...
A daily, unhurried quiet time with God sounds awesome in theory. But in reality, life often gets in the way. We oversleep from exhaustion. Or the kids wake early. Or the phone rings. While Christian women desire to spend regular time with God, often something...
As a parent, should you guide your child's spiritual growth? Do parents influence their child regarding faith matters? Or is are spiritual matters a personal issue we leave for our child to decide on their own? Sunday I sat in church with my married daughter, her...
I'm pretty fired up about the crazy excellent Bible resource called The Bible Project. My mentor's millennial son showed The Bible Project's six-minute video, Heaven and Earth to her and she shared it with me. Wow! This is the clearest explanation of Christian faith...
We’ve heard of soccer moms and stage mothers. I’m a writer who trailers my kids and horses across the nation. My Apple computer, fondly christened MacBeth, is the essential I bring along.