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 […]
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Pray A to Z Stories: Jealousy
*Quick Reminder that I’ll be participating in a Night of Prayer at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, tomorrow, Tuesday Feb 21 at 7 p.m. I would love to see you there for this special time of reflection on prayer as we head into the Lent season. As we continue our series of Pray A […]
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 […]
4 Verses to pray over your home during the holidays
As we head into the holiday season, our thoughts often turn toward home–from traveling to visit family and friends faraway to preparing to welcome people into our homes. It’s also a season of grief as we recognize the people who won’t be joining us at home for the holidays, or those who have been displaced […]
Shared Moments {A Giveaway for “A Cup of Dust”}
I’m so delighted to share a story with you today from my dear friend Susie Finkbeiner. Susie was my very first writer friend. We met almost 6 years ago when I attended my first writers conference. In this picture, we’re celebrating the release of Susie’s third novel, A Cup of Dust. It’s a novel from […]
The Wonder of Friendship
Today I’m continuing the theme of holding on to wonder. For all the hard and challenging things we face every day–there’s still so much wonder to behold. I want to hold on to wonder. (This theme is inspired by the Breathe Christian Writers Conference which will be held October 9-10 and is themed “Awaken Your […]