Today’s post comes from my friend Brenda Yoder who just released a book for parents titled Fledge: LaunchingYour Kids Without Losing Your Mind. It was my pleasure to not only endorse this book, but to also write the foreword for it (a first for me!). As a friend and mom who is a stage ahead of […]
Doing Life Together
Love Vs. You
This week, I’m honored to participate in a blog series on the topic of love with Baker Book House. I was in elementary school when I first reached out to my neighbors with Jesus’ love. That was also when I first learned sharing Jesus’ love wasn’t as easy as I thought it was. My childhood […]
Making Room for Relationship This Christmas
I’m pleased to announce the winner from my recent Pray A to Z giveaway and blog tour. Thanks to everyone who entered! Congratulations to the winner: Erica Green. My publicists from Litfuse Publicity Group will be in touch via email with details on how to claim your prize. You can also email your mailing address […]
6 Loneliness Busters
Loneliness plagues us all at some point, doesn’t it? Haven’t we all felt lonely even while standing in a crowd, feeling certain we don’t fit in or belong? Over the past few years, women from 18-80 have shared with me the ache of their loneliness. I scrolled my Facebook feed one morning this summer and […]
7 Ways to Add Silence to Your Day
We’re craving rest and quiet. At least, that’s what I gather from my own life and the comments I received after writing about 4 Ways to Experience Rest. Yet craving rest, and actually finding ways to experience it are two different things. Silence is especially challenging. Right now, close your eyes and listen. What sounds […]
What to Hold on to When Relationships Shatter
I was washing dishes a couple years ago when I grabbed a thick glass cutting board that I’d had for nearly sixteen years. This glass cutting board had survived two 1,200 mile moves. But it didn’t survive the washing that night. I held the glass with my left hand while washing it with my right. […]