Three Ways We Grow While Life Feels Stuck

Three Ways We Grow While Life Feels Stuck In 2015 we brought a little girl home from China whose special needs were not what we had planned. It took months (years?) for us to see God’s hand in all of that. We walk away from that adoption experience with a stronger faith.  I can say that now, but at the time it was not evident that anything (let alone faith) was even growing. Isn’t that like how things grow anyway?…

Three Truths about the Holy Spirit 

Three Truths about the Holy Spirit  One of the beautiful things about the Bible is that you can read it over and over again. Throughout the years of studying and reading my Bible I am always surprised (although I shouldn’t be) that it speaks to me fresh and new in seasons I need it.  The other day I was reading the account of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and her encounter with the angel. In her home, in the quiet…

Prayers for Thanksgiving

Prayers for Thanksgiving  Prayer is so important, but we often don’t know what to pray. Let me help you! You can copy and use these prayers as you think about all of the things you can thank God for this week.  Celebrating God’s goodness and provision in our lives keeps our hearts focused on the beautiful aspects of this life. It is easy to see the dark, disturbing, and fearful news all of the time. It is easy to get…