We moved. Again. Our one year in an in-town Atlanta high-rise led to a city with far more high-rise buildings — New York City. In the excitement, there are a lot of unknowns. And in all the uncertainties I’ve been clinging to a specific verse of Scripture. It’s a verse I’m excited to share with you, for you don’t have to move to a new home or new state to need this verse. Each ... View Post
The most true thing about you
Through the years I’ve sat in more small group gatherings than I can recount. I’ve gathered with women: amazing women, women who love Jesus and want to live for and live like Jesus. But just like me — and I’m guessing like many of you — these women struggle. We struggle to be the godly women we long to be. We struggle to love like we want to love, give as we long to give. We struggle with many ... View Post
Seeing life through the eyes of faith
For the past five months, I have watched God move miraculously in the life of a friend. He’s changed hearts, healed relationships, brought restoration and moved in ways that apart from Him are impossible. The outpouring of so many blessings in such a short period of time has been mind-blowing; it’s been faith-building. The blessings she is experiencing now are the result of many years of ... View Post
Way #44 – A new heart for a new life
For years I’d find myself in a circumstance that evoked an attitude I didn’t want to have — one of judgment, frustration and irritation. But this time was different. My thoughts were different. I felt differently. I wasn’t judging and there was no frustration or irritation. This time there was love, peace and release — a release of people from having to please me. I sat there completely stunned ... View Post
Way #43 – Strongly Supported
I’m so thankful for friends who pray. Just last week a friend sent a note saying she was praying for me. Another friend, knowing something I had to get done, prayed for me through it. What a gift! And though prayer is still a bit of a mystery to me, I’ve never doubted that I want and need it. I’ll take all God-seeking prayers I can get! I’m blown away by the fact that Jesus prays for us. Right ... View Post
Way #11 – That Time God Told Me to Name It and Claim It
Let me tell you about the time God told me to name it and claim it. It was 1:30 a.m. Since that is a time I'm usually sound asleep, I had to ask: "God, is there something you’d like to tell me? Is there someone for whom I should pray?" The very next thought on my mind was, “(I am) the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.” I knew that verse — ... View Post