For Those Without Hope This Christmas

For Those Without Hope This Christmas

When I was a little girl, my family would drive across the country and vacation in North Carolina. I loved spending time at the beach. The air was salty and moist. The breeze was cool and constant. The ocean was alive. I would sit at the place where the water washed...
Because She is Just Like Me

Because She is Just Like Me

She was just like me -her kids swinging from a jungle gym a little too high, her youngest braving a fast slide, her little girl out of breath from skipping. We were standing on the side of playground in a city far away while our children laughed together. She began to...
The Night Hope Was Born

The Night Hope Was Born

Have you ever been around large animals? When my husband and I were newly married, he would work an event at the state fairgrounds once a year. He worked on the production side of a youth expo that involved the showing of animals. I could go into greater detail here,...
For Those Without Hope This Christmas

More Dangerous Than Competition

A few months ago, I tackled the idea of women and their constant competition with one another. We love to make sure that we are doing okay by comparing ourselves and our abilities to others. We do the silent smile and size up while making hasty judgments of women we...
Instead of an Excuse – A Prayer

Instead of an Excuse – A Prayer

It isn’t even 10 AM, and I have already lost it. I have fussed with my kids and lost my cool about the simplest of things. I am running behind, feel overwhelmed and have misplaced all of my frustrations on those whose hearts trust me. I have not been a safe place for...
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