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Faith in the In-Between
I’m surveying my new, and entirely empty, living room. Empty kitchen cabinets and a sparsely outfitted bedroom. My soul aches for my comfy couch where I love to do my quiet time. My back also aches from sleeping on an air mattress for the last week. I also really want a cup of coffee, but…
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A Mouse, a Castle, and a Straight Path
Four teenage girls took a trip to Disney World in 2005. I was one of them. My parents drove us the six-ish hours from Alabama to Orlando, dropped us off at our hotel and left us to our own devices for the next five days — while staying at another hotel close by, just in…
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In His Arms…and Yours
While cleaning the house on Saturday afternoon, my husband began one of our many discussions about God, the universe, and our place in it. I don’t know if that’s typical conversation for a married couple while dusting the TV stand, but it is for us. “I hope I get to be with you every day…
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The Other Half of God
I grew up in a church that didn’t talk about women in ministry. Women were Mary and Martha (of Bethany). That was it. We could help in the kitchen, type memos in the office, take care of babies in the nursery, or show hospitality by greeting people who came to church. We could attend studies,…
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Blessings Abound in Obedience
“May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Ruth 2:12 NIV “Why can’t I do science first?” my daughter asked me one morning as we were starting our homeschool day. I’ve answered…
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The Fullness of Loving God
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength (Mark 12:30 ESV).” This morning, as I did my quiet time, I was especially drawn to this verse. I prayed the verse over my family members, for my…
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My Truth in Psalm
I am God’s daughter. I look like Him. I possess His qualities. I am unconditionally loved. I am His to care for. I am His to guide. I never get to stop being His. I am Christ’s friend. He enjoys being with me. He wants to share with me. He desires good things for me.…
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Classroom Chaos to Virtual Success: My Evolution as an Educator
Like many a bright-eyed future teacher, I began my teaching career as a student teacher in my twenties. I loved the bright-colored bulletin boards and seeing the names above every door. I loved seeing the excited students come for “meet the teacher” night, and I reveled in all the pencils, markers, and notebooks. School supplies…
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Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter
Subsequently published at The Creativity Webzine in March 2025 Unreasonable Expectations I want to begin with sharing my eighteen-year-old dreams for the college experience. I believed it would be a time of fun, freedom, love, and all the benefits of adulthood. I expected to arrive at college and have instant connections with others. I believed…
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Practicing Stewardship Over my Body
I dragged myself through the door with my kindergartener in tow. I barely made it up the stairs before the urge to lie down overtook me. I crashed into the bed as my daughter rummaged through the kitchen looking for a snack. She found one before coming into the room to see me almost passed…
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A hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.
Proverbs 12:13