As you read this, yesterday was Earth Day. A day I previously gave zero thought to. Like many evangelical Christians, I grew up giving very little thought to the earth - it was merely the backdrop or set God built to place humanity into

Have you ever watched a canine agility trial? If you are unfamiliar with the sport, please promise me that after you have read this blog,...

As a woman who has experienced both the beauty and the challenge of labor and birth, I can say with certainty that every journey is unique.

I have a vivid memory of lying in bed, closing a book, and bawling my eyes out.  I don’t remember the exact date when this happened.

Do you know what it is to be needed in the Kingdom? If God took the time to hide you, He has a need for you for a specific purpose.

I have known I wanted to be a mother for most of my life, an experience not unique to me. But unlike most women I know who also felt this

We had a version of this conversation every day. She'd pack too much and I'd complain. 

It was the middle of the night and I woke up with the urge to pee. I tried to ignore it because I was nestled warmly in my bed...

"Sleep when baby sleeps." As an expectant mother, I cannot count how often this pearl of wisdom was shared. Before my child arrived, I...

“Sit up straight, Jessica!” My mother would often say as she gently touched my back. She was the definition of a true Southern lady.  ...

I, for one, find this to be exactly true. The older I get, the bigger God gets. I used to think I had a pretty solid grasp on theology...

I used to let others form my opinions for me. If people I looked up to said something or someone was good or bad, I didn't think too much ab

More than one year has come and gone since fully moving from Germany to the United States. How quickly the time goes, and how quickly the...

Exactly nine months earlier, I had shared the news with my husband that we were expecting. As first-time parents, we were excited and nervou

While Advent comprises four weeks with four themes, my heart tends to get stuck in week one - hope. Probably because hope seems to be the...

It's Christmastime again, and I'm looking at my little wooden nativity set—the one I bought for the girls to play with when they were small—

Did it seem like the Lord was putting obstacles in your way to steer you in a different direction than you had in mind?

Friendship is one of life’s most precious gifts. I spent this past weekend with wonderful friends. We’ve been through a lot together, and...

We’ve reached that time of year where I’m starting to reflect on the last 11 months and look ahead toward the flipping of the page to yet an

I have a friend whose daughter didn't listen to a thing her frustrated mother said. This otherwise sweet child would flatly ignore her unles