When You Can’t See the Next Step
Alicia Akins on trusting God in the dark
Tag: patience
Root Canals and Other Fun I Didn’t Want to Have * 10 Minute Devotional
Fear, honesty, and lessons from God in the dentist’s chair.
Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul
For anyone dreaming a creative dream you fear will never come true, keep at it.
I’m Not Dead Yet, and Other Things to Celebrate
On slowing down, saying no, and finding hope.
Waiting, and Other Lessons God Seems Determined to Teach Me
I am NOT good at waiting. Anybody with me on that?
Featured today at The Glorious Table
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…… Continue reading Featured today at The Glorious Table
Taking Some Soul Space (Soul Space Thursday)
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…… Continue reading Taking Some Soul Space (Soul Space Thursday)
Building is Hard * 10 Minute Devotional
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.…… Continue reading Building is Hard * 10 Minute Devotional
12 Tips for a Christ-Centered Marriage
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…… Continue reading 12 Tips for a Christ-Centered Marriage
