By the grace of God, I have been his wife for a decade today. I remember the first time I saw him, surrounded by boxes of t-shirts and a clipboard with my name among twenty other transfer students’ names. He was given the title of Welcome Week Leader. I joke that I must have felt […]
Anxiety is Real but Jesus Rescues
It began when we were experiencing conflict in a place that I’d always felt safe before. The darts were coming from both sides and I felt like I stood in the middle, redirecting arrows and praying the damage would be minimal. It wasn’t my fight, but I witnessed the whole destruction of a place my […]
When God Changes Our Hearts Together
He was a college boy in the last semester of music education classes. He toured with the university’s praise and worship group, singing Bass. He wore collared shirts at all times, his young-adult uniform, if you will. He was completing that final semester of college classes, student teaching with the best music educators […]
An Interview with Dawn: Preparing Moms & Children for the Empty Nest
I met Dawn more than a decade ago when we shared the stage for numerous musical theater productions at the local community theater. She was raising four children and I quickly noticed her intentional parenting style. We’ve stayed connected and I’ve watched from afar as Dawn has sent child after child after child (that makes […]
An Interview with Maggie: God’s Timing and Marrying Again After 16 Years as a Single Mom
Thank you for joining me for the first day of my Write 31 Days series, 31 Real Interviews with Real Women to Encourage Your Heart! Today, I’m sitting down with my friend, Maggie in her family cabin to talk about God’s perfect timing and marrying again after 16 years as a single mom. Join us! […]