Once upon a time, I had four children under five years old. In those days, some tiny person was always waking me up in the middle of the …
my favorite pre-pandemic memory is toilet paper
Oh, 2020, you crazy little year, we really didn't expect this much drama from you. Remember when we were so nervous about how we would weather …
here’s to all the flukes and the impostors out there
Once upon a time I signed a book deal and wrote a manuscript and sent it off to my publisher. Writing over 60,000 words should feel like a lot of …
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how to have faith when life is different than you expected
Last week, our family spent a quick weekend in Tampa after spending the previous week at a conference in Orlando. I brought a special souvenir home …
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oy with the teenagers, already
No one prepared me for being a mom of teens. There are a million blogs and books and podcasts about the early years of parenting: the sleep …
this is why hurricane frenzy and a gas shortage mean there is hope for us all
In the last few weeks, Texas has been an interesting/encouraging/challenging place to live. The drama started with Hurricane Harvey. We all ran to …
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god’s dream for us is revolution
“Good morning, Revolution: You're the very best friend I ever had. We gonna pal around together from now on.” -Langston Hughes Some …
my window prayer for belonging
“This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, …
first love and big trophies
“I see what you’ve done, your hard, hard work, your refusal to quit. I know you can’t stomach evil, that you weed out apostolic pretenders. I …
the bittersweet road home
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So …
how we find our way when we can’t see a thing
We sit at our usual table, with our books and our discussion questions and our coffee in our hands. Cookies wait on a happy plate of sweet friendship …
how god mingles his holiness with our humanity
First today, I have some quotes that make me want to jump up right there where you are and make a run for Jesus all around the room:"You have made us …
