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Life in the Waiting Room
Replace the “I’ll Be Happy When” Mindset with the Joy of Here and Now “The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:8 NIV When you are experiencing a season of unknowns, do you feel like everything has to be resolved before you...
Approaching the Manger: Three Ways God Gives to Your Holiday Heart
This year I won’t give in to the stress and pressure of the season. Have you made a promise like this one yet? We all start the Christmas season with such high hopes. But then distraction, anxiety, and obligation begin to shadow the season of light. Our to-do lists...
When an Ending is Just the Beginning
He makes winds his messengers, …flames of fire his servants. Psalm 104:4 (NIV) The hand-written sign, "Pick Your Own," hung on the tired wooden fence surrounding the field of gladioli dancing in the soft Scottish breeze....
Let Your Faith Take Flight
Life threatens to make us weary. Endless deadlines, responsibilities, and to-do lists overwhelm us. We long for a way to escape when we feel we can no longer endure. The words, you should,and I need become heavy weights of expectation. It is impossible to rise above...
Three Ways I Lose Sight of God and His Response
I stood with my toes hanging over the edge of the Blyde River Canyon in South Africa, experiencing the thrill of a seven-hundred-foot drop. Michael encircled my waist with his arm and whispered “Look up.” I wasn’t supposed to look down at my trembling knees. He wanted...
Finding Our Blessings in the Fresh Fragrance of Familiar
How often do we overlook God’s blessings in our daily lives because we are accustomed to their presence? A few months after Michael’s heart attack, we prepared to take our 4 o’clock rehab walk. I pulled up the frayed laces of my sneakers, adjusted my socks, and...
When Prayer Feels Like a One Handed Clap
How did you feel the last time you whispered, “Amen”? Sometimes, I finish praying and hope I said the right words. If I’m not careful, a prayer that started with promise begins to trail off and becomes more like a task to complete rather than a sacred time with my...
Why We Hope—Even in Heartache
I stood at the door of my childhood home about to face the reality of my mom’s cancer. During my month long stay in in Africa hosting short term mission trips followed by six weeks in Scotland, she had spent the majority of her time in the hospital receiving...