You Can Start Today Several years ago I was so busy and life was so full I didn’t have time to read or study the Bible very much. I had five children, all under the age of 10. Each day was filled with homeschooling and caring for a special needs child. We had just adopted another little boy from China. God used this busy season to show me three benefits of writing out scripture.  I wanted to spend time in…

Do We Let Tiredness Dictate Our Bible Reading? No matter how early I go to bed at night, I still wake up tired. Most of the time it is because I am not sleeping well (which is another story for another day). Sometimes I’m tired because the thought of doing my day feels overwhelming. Over the years I have learned five tips for how to read your Bible when you’re tired and I would like to share them with you. …

It was over ten years ago that I first realized I was not okay. One day my alarm didn’t go off, and my children were awake before the coffee had started brewing. I was already frustrated, and I didn’t even know why. With a lot of responsibility, deadlines, and tasks ahead of me, I did not want to even get out of bed, let alone go make breakfast for my children. It was then I needed these 10 psalms for anxiety…

The dark clouds always follow me. That’s how I described my depression early on when I first noticed it. The sadness we feel when we have to say goodbye after a wonderful visit, or the feelings of dejection when we are not invited or asked to leave a place of work. There is a melancholy feeling of doing the same things over and over again. I needed these 10 psalms for depression. Depression, sadness, and grief all mingle into one…