Have you ever had an embarrassing experience that, mercifully, you forget about for awhile, only to re-remember it at some random time, and experience the humiliation anew? That happened to…
Y’all, I am SO thrilled to introduce you to my dear friend, Marlena Graves!! Marlena has just written her first book, A Beautiful Disaster: Finding Hope in the Midst of…
A few months ago, Ike and I added a new parenting milestone to our resumé: we were sick at the same time. Maybe “milestone” isn’t the right word–the experience was…
If you were to ask any of my friends–or any of my family members, for that matter–what my dissertation is about, you would get a lot of different answers that…
You are brave. You are courageous. You are strong. You are a warrior. You are a soldier for Christ. Lately I’ve noticed this language is everywhere in books and blogs…
I used to think of my sin as a single thread of yarn woven into my heart. If I could just pinpoint the thread and grab hold of its end,…
If you’ve ever ordered a burger from a fast food restaurant, you’ve probably had this experience: You’ve just ordered your burger and you’re about ready to eat. Then, just before…
I can’t believe it’s been over 40 days since I last wrote here! God took me me on quite a journey over Lent, and I’m excited to share some of…
Believe it or not, I have a friend who enjoys labor. Yeah, that labor. The kind that ends with a baby being born. I talked with her a lot when…
Let me tell you why I am grateful for my friend Robbyn. On January 11 of this year, Robbyn gave birth to a precious little boy named Zion. Zion was…
