Morgan and I went to a ministry conference in South Africa last week. I am still sleeping when I‘m supposed to be awake and awake when I’m supposed to …
when god’s will looms over us
"In the arms of the ocean, so sweet and so coldAnd all this devotion, well, I never knew at all,And the questions I have, for a sinner released,In the …
on finding our purpose in a broken world
“When you do something for someone else, don’t call attention to yourself. You’ve seen them in action, I’m sure—‘playactors’ I call them—treating …
a few things that are saving me today
Last night I was home alone with the kids, and so I did one of those awesome Mom Things and made them watch a movie I knew they wouldn't love as much …
how to be a super awesome wife mom minister woman
These are the kinds of conversations happening in my home these days:Conversation #1:Me: Why are you wearing your brother's underwear?Boy: There's no …
why you need to be loved more than you deserve
Everyone is a big liar about turning forty. It isn't the new thirty, or even the new thirty-five. It is forty, and it may take me a while to get used …
on avoiding my fortieth birthday
I have been so brave about turning forty until this week- when I will actually have to turn forty. Such an unfortunate turn of cowardice on my …
when the world dreams of love
We sat with friends, with some of the people God has given us, and listened to a new friend talk of his life growing up in a war-torn nation in the …
a gospel for friday: the gift of one less worry in the bunch
I, myself, am very slow to learn some lessons.The most recent example of being liberated from my own dullness is this: my daughter has strep throat …
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who wants to be the pastor’s wife?
Last Sunday, I stood in the parking lot chatting with someone long after the last service was over. A friend leaned out his car window, waving and …
a safe and biblical marriage
We are back from vacation, feeling rested, feeling loved, and sort of ready for the hectic days ahead in August. My mind is stuck on the memory of one …
taking a break from the everything of life
We are headed to a lake and hours and hours of nothing planned. These are the light and breezy days we tuck away for the six of us to just be loved …
