What am I most afraid of in this current season? What failure still haunts me? What hardships have made me doubt God’s goodness? What moment in my past still hurts when it comes to mind? What am I navigating that feels too hard? What currently feels entirely out of my control?  What is my last two percent I’m not willing to share with even my closest loved ones?  May His lovingkindness demonstrated in the gospel never stop stirring my affection for Him, the God who d

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.

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

“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 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

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

The God Who Sees Hi! my name's Hagar. Thank you for asking for my story You can read the important parts in Genesis chapters 16 and 21,...

This is the month when Daylight Savings ends. I feel like it always brings up many opinions – some people love the extra hour of sleep, some

Thank you, Lord, for the warmth of coffee. Thank you for giving us the ability to smell, to feel the differences of hot and cold. You are

Most of you have heard my story, the most important part is recorded in the Bible (Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:18-26), but you don't even know...

The other day I was in a conversation about names. We were discussing whether or not we liked our names, the way old names are coming...

This is a retelling of the story of The Rich Young Ruler, or as I heard one person put it, The Rich Young Fool. You can read the actual...

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...

Isaiah 1:16-17, “Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do...

Isn't this is a normal response to bad situations in our lives, right? This is a great line in the movie spoken by Harriett Tubman in the...

Kelly shares the first part of her story of living with an abusive spouse and how God worked in her life to bring her out of that relationsh