We started out with a rainy adventure. The Greek summer had been so dry, months without rain so we could hardly complain that we got a bit wet. The dry and thirsty land desperately needed the rain. We hoofed it through the city first to the subway, to see the ruins they’d uncovered while digging […]
Greece: Neapolis & Philippi
Day 1: We loaded the bus for our first venture into Paul’s travels. We took a two-hour drive north to Neapolis (modern day Kavala), the location where Paul first landed in Europe after being blocked by the Holy Spirit to enter Ephesus and Asia (see Acts 16). Neapolis features a church where they claim the […]
6 Keys to Help You Thrive During Major Life Change
I stood on the back porch leaning against the house, shoulders drooped, hair covering my face as tears fell drip by drip onto the cement. I’d taken the trash out, but wasn’t quite ready to go back into the house. I was hoping I could also dump the trash in my soul right there on […]
7 Truths about Friendship During the Fledging Years {Giveaway!}
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 […]
How to Pray When You’re Stressed Out {plus a giveaway!}
I’m excited to introduce you to my friend Jessie Clemence. I first met Jessie a few years ago at a writers conference. Not long after, we ended up on the planning committee for said conference together. We worked through some nerve-wracking, stressful situations. (Conferences are not easy to plan! Especially when you want to do […]
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 […]