What to Do When We Are Lonely This is an excerpt from my new book, Lessons in the Desert. How can our lives be so busy and yet so lonely? Even with a home literally filled with noise, I often feel the ache of loneliness in my heart until I pick up my Bible and read it. When I read God’s words to me, I remember that I’m never alone when I’m with my Savior. I grew up in a…
What Do When We Are Tired Have you ever been so tired you couldn’t even stand up? Been there. Done that. Let me tell you about a season in my life I was always tired…. This is an excerpt from my new book, Lessons in the Desert. At some point, we have all been in an emotional and spiritual wilderness called the desert. The desert is a time in life when we feel alone, hurt, and unsure. Your desert season…
Waking Up to New Mercies Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Most of the time I’m not keen on waking up in the morning. In fact, I struggle to get up in the morning and I’m not sure why. Well, I kind of know why. I’m so bad about staying up late. Once my husband and I get the kids into bed (which feels…
What if you have something God isn’t fixing? A relationship? A disease? Find out what to do when restoration isn’t coming…… {Taken from Day 5 of my Restoration devotional on the Thrive Moms app.} A couple of years ago my two oldest boys asked for a hammer for Christmas. It was the craziest thing, but not surprising. They had seen their daddy work around the house. I could see their little minds imagining all kinds of things they could “hammer.”…