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In a book club I was a part of recently, we bonded over how much we related to the central female protagonist, a woman turning twenty-five and experiencing an intense quarter-life-crisis. As…

I first heard the story of David and Goliath (found in 1 Samuel 17) when I was a little girl in Sunday school. What stuck with me was the picture of courageous…

Patience is not one of my virtues. In my mind’s eye, I imagine the desired outcome—an herb garden, a refinished piece of furniture, a perfectly organized closet. Once started, the true timeline…

I don’t want to sound preachy, girlfriends, but it’s time to retire the phrase, “I’m so busy” from your vocabulary. I’m a recovering workaholic myself, ever tempted to utter this ugly four-letter…

I stared at my husband in disbelief. “But they reached out to you,” I said. “What do you mean you didn’t get the job?” Before he could respond, I grabbed my service…

It was a Monday. Despite an enjoyable weekend that included enjoying his hobbies, attending church, and spending time with friends and one of our grown children, my husband was—in a word—deflated. He…

So many things are easier said than done, are they not? We Christians often hear, “Let go and let God,” or “Cast your burdens upon the Lord” (1 Peter 5:7), or “In…

People ask me how I wrote a book about grief. They ask me how I tell stories of sorrow and write poems about pain. The truth is this isn’t the first time…