Give Me a Break

Give Me a Break

My young granddaughter came across a picture that she drew a couple of months earlier. With great excitement, she ran to her Mommy and exclaimed, “Mommy, look! I did this when I was – – “ and she held up three fingers. Her brother, trying to start a...
Baggage

Baggage

I’ve done a lot of traveling over the past few years, speaking at men’s conferences around the country. At last count, there have been nearly 40 trips from New York to San Francisco; from Florida to Seattle; and many in flyover country. The typical scenario for those...
Fantastical Faith

Fantastical Faith

Faith means believing what God says, no matter how unlikely or crazy it seems. It means believing in the virgin birth. In people raised back to life. In dry bones turning into armies and stones gushing water. A donkey speaking. A river standing up into two writhing...
Speaking a New Language

Speaking a New Language

I sat listening to the service, tears just streaming down my face.  What they were saying, I don’t even remember.  But in that moment, life was hitting us hard and I was scared.  Scared I was failing at being a mom.  Scared that I would never have...
Self Care is Not Selfish

Self Care is Not Selfish

We have all heard the phrase “You can’t pour from an empty cup!” This was my least favorite quote because I am busy with kids, ministry, homeschooling, and an online business. I can’t stop to refill my cup. It doesn’t work like that in my world.  When my mom (Nanny)...