The Cure for an Anxious Heart

November is my favorite month. Okay, yes, I’ll admit, part of that is because it’s my birthday month, but I love feeling of November. It’s month we celebrate being thankful. We gather together with friends or family. The summer humidity drops and reveals gorgeous fall days (and gorgeous fall hair!). And one of my favoriteContinue reading “The Cure for an Anxious Heart”

How God Got My Attention This Week

Confession: I wasn’t going to talk about my word, Restore, at Adore on May 14. I had already prepared another talk on Romans 12. But as I was leaving church the day before, my friend Stacey Thacker asked what I was going to talk about. When I told her, she said “I think you needContinue reading “How God Got My Attention This Week”

My Word for 2018

My friends and I often joke about how we want our word for the year to be Nap or Hawaii; we want a good word – one that means good stuff is coming, not more hard stuff. I began praying throughout December for my word for 2018 and after much seeking, God gave it toContinue reading “My Word for 2018”

Advent Week 2: Rejoice in His Works

I don’t know about you, but I haven’t spent a lot of time studying 1 Chronicles. My eyes were opened this week during our Advent reading though. Many scholars believe Ezra to be the author of Chronicles, and 1 & 2 Chronicles are considered to be included a four-part series that also includes Ezra andContinue reading “Advent Week 2: Rejoice in His Works”

Advent Week 1: Rejoice in Salvation

I used to struggle with fear – irrational, improbable, sometimes paralyzing fear. I would beg God to remove this thorn. I asked repeatedly for Him to release me from this struggle, but He didn’t. One day, while in a mom’s small group, another mom shared how she overcame her fear: she memorized scripture. I foundContinue reading “Advent Week 1: Rejoice in Salvation”