• 30 Verses to Read When Your Heart is Weary

    Beautiful Bible Verses, Faith

    If you’ve ever found yourself going through the motions, searching for a lifeline in the midst of weariness, you’re not alone. That’s why I’ve compiled 30 Bible verses for when your heart is weary, a simple yet powerful collection designed to bring encouragement and renewed strength straight from the unchanging truth of God’s Word. The other day I fell into bed exhausted. Mothering all day had taken all of the energy required. As my children get older I’ve realized NO…

  • What If Surrender Isn’t Scary?

    Book Reviews, Faith, Guest Post

    Today’s post is written by my friend Abby. In her book, Surrendering Certainty, she shares from a vulnerable place the idea of surrender. For me, this book has been a confident hand to reach out to during a time when I am feeling uncertain.  Right now I have uncertainty in my writing life, in my ministry life, and in the future. My children are growing up and my oldest is about to graduate high school. There are so many questions…

  • Bible Notes: Genesis 3:1-5

    Faith

    Welcome to the very first “Bible Notes!” Read more about this series below.   Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”  And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,  but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the…

  • A Prayer for the Ordinary Days 

    Faith, Prayer, The Glorious Ordinary

    Mondays were the hardest for me when my children were little. The weekend was usually spent having fun, relaxing, and resting. Sundays were busy with two church services and little time for anything but a long lunch and quick nap before going back for evening service. We would then hurry home, go to bed, and start our week.  Mondays were spent getting ready for the week and back to the routine. The only problem was, each Monday was the same….