When I think I am in charge, I begin to feel a weight I wasn’t created to bear, but recognizing God for who he is and what he is, is calming

My deepest desire with this blog is to inspire and encourage you with uplifting words. Over this past month, I’ve had trouble finding the...

Before laptops and batteries, computers were dependent on electrical outlets for their power source twenty-four seven. This was the time ...

The cab driver asks my girls, "Well, what do you think of NYC?" "It is a lot to take in," Claire says as she cranes her neck, looking int...

The Farm Teaches Me About Seasons Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heaven: 4:11 He ha...

Where do I start, from the beginning... the day our lives turned upside down on 9-9-81, almost 38 years ago. We had arrived in Memphis si...

The rain turns from whispering to shouting as the car creeps along the dark stretch of the highway. The wind plays tug- of- war with our ...

“I’ll be praying for you.” A common phrase you hear in the south, but do people really stop and pray later or does it slip their minds? S...

Have you ever wanted to share lessons you have learned with other women who could be struggling with those same troubles you have already...

Have you ever avoided the very thing you want to do? The very thing you feel you just might be called to do? I hate how as women, we beat...

Do you ever feel like sometimes in your life you just end up at the right place at the right time? Today was one of those days for me and...

For several years, Cab and I have hosted a small group bible study in our homes. Our focus for our group has been on married couples with...

I have a problem. I have a struggle. My struggle can actually be traced back as long as I can remember. It seems it has always been with...

Look up! Sounds weird, I know, but I want to share with you what looking up did for me last week on spring break. Looking up changed my p...

I sit here in my jail cell contemplating my last night. Most people don’t know when or how they will die. It sneaks up on them, but I know...

Even the Crumbs The first sign of the sun streams into my window warming my face, I’ve been awake for hours and it is nice not to be the ...

The dirt in my mouth feels gritty between my teeth. Walking towards the well with my water jug dangling against my leg, my eyes and heart...

Part One: Tackling the Pentateuch In February, I had the opportunity to attend the Cultivate women’s event with speaker and missionary Ke...

We have a guest blogger today! I'm so excited to share with you the writing of my friend, Ashley Gunter. She is a talented writer and I'...

I had something totally different ready to share with you, but Stephannie’s post about contentment changed my mind. It took me back to New...