Daily Devotionals and Blog

2017: The Year of Gratitude I cannot believe 2017 is coming to a close.   It seems like this year has flown by!!  I have two little boys, and as everyone always says with young children “the days ...

When you hear the phrase "thank you" what comes to mind? You probably think of this phrase in regards to someone doing something for you or maybe giving something to you, right? Or perhaps you thin...

Swell Seasons: When Motherhood Is Like the Ocean This motherhood deal is a pretty classy gig. There are so many things that have surprised me about being a mom. Like how crawling on the floor of a ...

This woman.  She inspires me.  She moves me.  She puts words to my heart.  She lives unashamed.  She is a woman who has come alive. I have always loved her.  In a Vogue article I read earlier this ...

How Do I Know That God Cares About Me?   I remember as if it happened yesterday. Seated in a large conventional hall along with 3,000 of my fellow pastor’s wives, I head this story for the first ti...

  It took getting hit by a car to realize I believed two lies about my life. My friend Jennifer and I were training for a half-marathon because I am an idiot, and Jennifer is just really nice. On o...

Happy New Year!  2017 is officially here! Another New Year means another opportunity to start fresh, and start over.  It is that time of year we all resolve to do things better … It is probably no ...

Much to my mother in law’s chagrin, I am not a great cook.    Thankfully, she sends me endless recipes and cookbooks.   I love to pour over them, quickly scanning each recipe for skill level:  Easy...

We love this resource provided by The Upper Room and we could not agree more that "personalizing scripture can lead us into a new depth of conversation with God." The heart behind Paper Sunday is ...