When You Can’t See the Next Step
09/13/2018
Alicia Akins on trusting God in the dark … More When You Can’t See the Next Step
Tag: patience
Root Canals and Other Fun I Didn’t Want to Have * 10 Minute Devotional
09/04/2018
Fear, honesty, and lessons from God in the dentist’s chair. … More Root Canals and Other Fun I Didn’t Want to Have * 10 Minute Devotional
Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul
08/06/2018
For anyone dreaming a creative dream you fear will never come true, keep at it. … More Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul
I’m Not Dead Yet, and Other Things to Celebrate
05/29/2018
On slowing down, saying no, and finding hope. … More I’m Not Dead Yet, and Other Things to Celebrate
Waiting, and Other Lessons God Seems Determined to Teach Me
11/30/2017
I am NOT good at waiting. Anybody with me on that? … More Waiting, and Other Lessons God Seems Determined to Teach Me
Featured today at The Glorious Table
11/27/2017
The funny thing about pain is that it lives only in our minds. We can see its effects–sleeplessness or thrashing about or tears–but we can’t see it. Once a painful season has ended, the pain lives in our memories. And it often looks different on the other side. I wrote this post for The Glorious Table nearly five … More Featured today at The Glorious Table
Taking Some Soul Space (Soul Space Thursday)
11/02/2017
Things are about to ramp up around here. Thanksgiving plans are underway; Advent is just around the corner; Christmas is coming. Church is about to get busy. School is about to get busy. Home is about to get busy. I can see the busy on the horizon like a storm front rolling in. It’s a … More Taking Some Soul Space (Soul Space Thursday)
Building is Hard * 10 Minute Devotional
10/24/2017
My younger son is at the peak of the developmental phase of toddlerhood that looks like this: Take all the folded laundry out of the basket. Unspool all the toilet paper off of the roll. Dump out all of mom’s makeup and then shake/pour/smear out each individual product. Pour the Legos out onto the floor. … More Building is Hard * 10 Minute Devotional
12 Tips for a Christ-Centered Marriage
05/29/2017
Today I’m excited to welcome Carrie Beth Tigges, writer, school principal, mother of four, and blogger over at Mommy Musings. A question for my married friends: Do you want a strong marriage? Me, too. I strive for it. Truth be told, I do really well some days. Other days… not so much. From the first days of my husband … More 12 Tips for a Christ-Centered Marriage
