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God Calls Everyone to Care, But . . .
The image flooded social media and I couldn’t look away . A little boy covered in dust, dazed, alone, having been pulled from the rubble of a building. A little boy who could have been my Drew. Same size. Same age. What if that had been Drew? What if that was our life? My questions bubbled into lament. Why, God? How can You stand… [ read more ]
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God Wants Me To Be A Bay Leaf
God wants me to be a bay leaf. Sounds exciting, right? Yeah. I’m not so sure about it myself. I woke up early a few weeks ago, too early to get up. The time of day when I fade in and out of awareness, praying, listening, thinking. On this particular morning, my mind flipped between… [ read more ]
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When Callings Collide
When this post goes live, I will be at Ridgecrest getting ready for the first full day of classes at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference . I’m both excited and terrified. Excited to hang out with writing friends from all over the country. Terrified because my husband and kids will be doing life without me this week. This is… [ read more ]