When we hear perpetual bad news, changing protocols, and internet shaming, it's difficult to maintain a steady hope. Hope in the future. Hope in our world's ability to rise from all of this to be better and stronger. Last night, after the kids were in bed and we both watched TV, my husband asked how I was doing. He knew something was off from my snippy attitude, short fuse, and restlessness. But at first, I didn’t know how to respond. After reflecting on his question, I think my firstborn Continue Reading
How a Simple Shift in Focus Can Allow Us to See God
Can a simple shift in focus allow us to see God? I believe it can. And if there's anything 2020 has taught me, it's that I have to be intentional about realigning my focus. My middle child is a perfect example of this. Let me explain by going back to several years ago, when we went to see our first 4D movie. I had no idea what a 4D movie was, but I was about to find out. It was the middle of Christmas break, and my parents had just bought our little family tickets to The Polar Continue Reading
If You’re Afraid of Falling
If you were completely confident in God’s unchanging, irrevocable love for you, would it change how you walked? If you knew that no matter how many times you fell, he would be right there to catch you, would it change the way you lived your life? I believe it would. Several years ago, God showed me what confidence in a daddy’s grip can do. Our firstborn was six, and he set out to conquer a new set of monkey bars at a state park we were visiting. But after climbing the ladder and surveying Continue Reading
