Three things to do when you don’t know God’s purpose or plan

Three things to do when you don’t know God’s plan

Knowing you may not hold someone you love for much longer leaves the days feeling fresh and fragile. I remember sitting next to my Poppa when he was…


Making memories with your family this Christmas

I remember as a young woman hearing an older woman say, “Don’t wait for memories to happen. Your most important memories will be made.” She went on…


The perfectly imperfect puzzle: Working with what God has given you today

I was laying in bed late one night, and I heard a message come in on my phone. It was from my fourteen-year-old daughter. The gist of it is that she…


How to avoid overdrafting your teenager’s emotional bank account

I have three young adult daughters, ages twenty, twenty-one, and twenty-three.  By all appearances, they seem to be on a productive and functional…


Shattered Dreams and Messed-Up Plans

You know, the Bible is full of what looked like shattered dreams and messed-up plans.  I’m quite sure that when Moses’ mother gave birth to a…