Have you ever felt the frustration of thinking your faith isn’t working? You may wonder why your situation, your health, or your prayers aren’t coming up roses. You may question the faith you had once considered unshakeable and wonder what happened to that person you once were. If you’re on that train with me, before …
When life gets busy, we can lose sight of God. When a moment of quiet comes, we may look around and wonder if he’s still there. And when we can’t find him, there are a couple of ways we might respond. One way is to berate ourselves for losing sight of him in the first …
Have you ever felt inadequate? Like what you have to give is not enough? I have. But what if our feelings are just feelings and not facts? What if what we have and who we are is enough in God’s hands? Jesus sat down near the collection box in the Temple and watched as the …
I love when things make sense. This week brought a reoccurring message through several resources, and a little more clarity about life when things don’t add up. I’m an avid reader. I’m talking one to two books per week. I have my favorite authors and I know what to expect. But lately I’ve been branching …
In my next book I have a large cast of characters. I have been struggling to come up with how all the pieces fit together and what the exciting climax will be. But yesterday I found a missing piece that will bring my story together. This scripture: The human body has many parts, but the …
Sometimes God gives me a word to illuminate something. This time the word was erratic. I was pretty sure I knew what the word meant, but knew I should look it up for further clues as to why that word in particular God used to describe my creative history. Before I go there, let me …
This month I will be opening up about who I am, why I write, what I write, and the struggles I and my characters face. I grew up in a card playing family. Some of my fondest memories of my parents are of us sitting around their kitchen table with my kids playing ponytail canasta …
You’ve heard the saying it’s not my cup of tea? Well, I’m bubbling thinking about this topic and excited to share my thoughts on tea, literally and figuratively. Before I dive in, I’d like to set the scene. My adventure into self-publishing is leading me into the dreaded arena of marketing. 😬 Over the next …
I’m a little nervous about writing this post. I’ll be walking a fine line of interpretation of scriptures, but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained. How many of you would categorize yourself as a perfectionist? ✋ I remember an instance when I was maybe 4 or 5 years old, coloring with a friend and …
I don’t always take away the message our pastor delivers as he means for us to. Sometimes something he says piques my interest or resonates with something I’ve been curious about. Here is the passage of scripture he quoted from on Sunday. This is what you must write to the angel of the church in …