2019

I’ve wrapped my Christmas gifts in brown packaging paper with beautiful bows since I was in college. Now, my artistic husband draws on the Kraft paper for our boys, other family members, and dear friends. Showing his art work in my featured image for this post is me testifying about his talent. Isn’t the news […]

I went whitewater rafting in college with a guy I was dating and his family. Growing up in the Carolinas, I’d been rafting plenty of times before on the Ocoee and Nantahala. I was used to being on the river. But this day, I almost didn’t survive the trip. Our raft hit a rapid, and […]

“The divine coming which sets the world of the angels in motion, fills the devil’s empire with alarm, yes, even causes Satan to fall from heaven, permeates and transmits itself in everything and in all who are touched by it . . . It confronts man with the necessity of making all-important decisions that will […]

I’m in one of my favorite places in the world. It’s a place that allows me to think, write, and listen to the Lord as I’m in his Word. I’ve traveled to five of our seven continents (still waiting on Australia and Antarctica!), yet one of the most beautiful and calming places to me is […]

I want you to hear the Lord speaking to you today from his Word. First, read Psalm 20. It’s only nine verses. We have time for nine verses. Now that you’ve read the psalm, locate all the “May he” phrases. Pull them out with your eyes. Do you see them? There are nine of them. […]

This year I’m studying the Apostle Paul with the female freshmen I teach. Recently, I was teaching a lesson from 1 Corinthians and had a student ask me a question that somewhat related to the material. I knew it was important to stop and engage with her question because she is a sincere thinker, wise […]

I came back to this school year’s second semester unmotivated, weak in heart, and broken. I kept praying through this emotional funk because I wasn’t myself. Trepidation consumed me the night before being back in the classroom. I had a pit in my stomach because I wanted to do anything but teach. In preparation for […]