It was the first day of the writer’s conference, and after my second cup of coffee, I finally felt somewhat awake. I went to the second floor of the hotel where they were filming a video and recognized a writer’s face from a popular website. Everyone in the room was exchanging hugs. I introduced myself, and she smiled, seeming to know me from our interaction online. So, I stretched out my arms. Not the right move. After an awkward embrace, I could tell. She was not a hugger. I wanted to Continue Reading
This is How to Speak to Your Storm
Did you know when you speak to your storm the way Jesus did, you can command the waves? Just ask Natalie Grant and Charlotte Gambill, who are professing this truth across the country at the Dare to Be conference. In a night of worship and time in the Word, they are reminding women of God that that the breath of their Creator is within them. For a long season, this truth was in me, but it was buried. Buried under distraction, lies and fear. I didn't use it. I let the waves tossed me about, Continue Reading
When We Question Whether We Heard God: One Truth
I didn’t want the open the email. The subject line said it all. “Thank you…” After a few years pursuing this writing stuff, I knew what those two words meant. “Thank you but no thank you.” “Thank you but this doesn’t meet our needs at this time.” “Thank you, and please try again.” My finger hovered over the delete button before sending the words off into cyber space oblivion. I opened the Word document for an article I was finishing and the cursor blinked, mocking me. Why do Continue Reading