It’s funny that I write fiction, because for a few years now, most of my reads have been non-fiction. I’ve wrestled with it, but came away with the revelation that writing books will give me an audience. Reading the books I have with equip me for the day when a remnant of that audience comes…
Hello? Remember me? I can’t remember the last time I blogged an update. It has been a very busy season and I was blessed when Kathy Carlton Willis and her team sent me some wonderful blog posts to share this fall. They were wonderful and spanned throughout late September and October. Thank you, Kathy and…
The biggest battle I’ve faced in any role I’ve taken on is rejection and isolation. I’ve joked that I’m the misfit toy, the one left in the corner while everyone has fun. I’ve watched even as an adult that I’ve been forgotten, passed over, added on when others said no, and all the other things…
This summer I’ve been working through Lysa TerKeurst’s latest book, Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions. She has one term that is the goal for readers, imperfect progress. I used to be a very angry, wounded person, and unglued was my heart. Although God’s healed me from so much, imperfect progress…
I know what true love is like. When my husband and I started dating he was so transparent. He made it clear how separated by two hours and 100+ miles made him ache to see me. We missed each other and every mile felt like 100. Even some movies capture the ache love brings. One…
I had a great Spring season leading a Journey group through my church. I mixed two Bible Studies–Lysa TerKeurst’s Made to Crave with John and Stasi Eldredge’s Captivating. We watched the DVD’s and discussed, and the two literally married each week. This week the Captivating lesson brought John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart group. The men…