This spring I really discovered a love for cookies –not just the ones you make at home, but the ones from Cookie Society. It’s incredible...

In her newest book, I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet, Shauna Niequist writes, “A wise friend of mine says that spiritual maturity is...

So, I must admit, I stole the title of today’s Noisy Narratives blog post from someone else. Her name is Kay (KK) Whitaker, and her life...

Hebrews 2: 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to...

This past weekend was spent with a lot of high school and middle school girls at Girls Retreat! As the girls minister at Frisco First, it...

This past weekend was spent with a lot of high school and middle school girls at Girls Retreat! As the girls minister at Frisco First, it...

Sleep hadn’t come easily in the hours before. I’d tossed and turned and finally found comfort curled under the blankets. Now, my eyes...

A few weeks ago, a truly miraculous thing happened. A thing I’ve prayed for years. My five-year- old son made the decision to love and...

I have a sister, she is amazing. She is younger than me and she is different from me. She can sing, play instruments, she is impassioned...

I walk through the house gathering items and settling them into a plastic tub. From our fireplace mantle, I pick up a red-heart-holding...

Are you in this season of life…anxious, get it done, finish strong, move forward, learn from your mistakes, clean up the house, do...

It’s February. Which means if you, like me, are attempting to read through the Bible, cover to cover, in 2023, we’re now in the thick of...

On a recent Friday morning, in the darkness of the before school hours, I sink with a huff down into my favorite green paisley chair in...

How do you feel when someone does something despicable and then is made to pay the price? But what if, instead, they get forgiveness,...

Each week we introduce our Noisy Narratives podcast with a fun story, anecdote, current event or “word of the day”. It’s amazing how many...

My oldest son and I just got back from a college visit to Colorado. This is my first time on this “try to help my not sure 17-year-old...

I have two dogs. One loves to go outside when it is raining. The other thinks the first is nuts. He does not want to go near the door...

“Want to help me decorate the house for Christmas?” I ask my son over breakfast - a steaming bowl of berries and oatmeal for me and a...

Many of the past several episodes of the Noisy Narratives podcast feature ministers, pastors and staff members discussing their personal...

The story you are about to read is strikingly similar to one you can read in the Bible. You will find that story in the book of Luke,...