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
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
How to Reclaim Joy in the Hardest Year Ever
The countdown has started. I hear it in conversations around me, on social media and even in books I'm reading. We are halfway into the year 2020, but we're done with it already. We want to reclaim our joy, but aren't sure how. I feel it too. Not only am I navigating a school year with three kids that is unlike anything we've ever known, but our family is seeking God's guidance in other challenges as well. It seems as though every time we move past one hurdle, another one surfaces. You too, Continue Reading
