For weeks, I thought God was giving me signs. Hints of something to come. What I didn't realize at the time is God doesn't speak to us in puzzles. I faced a health scare, and twenty-one days stood between the initial phone call and a diagnosis. So I prayed and kept my eyes open. An hour after the receptionist at the breast imaging office called, I realized an online cancer summit was starting the exact same day as my upcoming diagnostic exam. Then, I remembered October was breast Continue Reading
3 Ways God Defends When the Enemy Accuses Us
Sometimes I forget that it's God who defends us when the enemy attacks, and that we're not alone on some island trying to fend for ourselves. You too? I used to think once I reached a certain point in my walk with Jesus, all my insecurities would melt away. In my mind, I would become sort of like non-stick cookware. Each lie and accusation the enemy tried to throw at me would slide off, and I’d never give them a second thought. Unfortunately, I’m learning the complete opposite is true. The Continue Reading
The Question Every Parent Is Asking Right Now
It’s the question every parent with school-aged children is asking right now: What do I do, God? This pandemic continues to strip away choices about our kids’ education, causing us to look at the options we do have with disbelief and anxiety. Some of us have more freedom and options than others, but we are all facing a fall semester unlike anything we’ve seen. We want the best for our kids, and face a lurking fear of emotional, physical or mental harm. Yesterday, after months of not Continue Reading