The rare Northwest snow that so delighted me for several days, now washed away by cold, dreary rain.
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Mary’s gut-level response to the message that she would bear a son for God was fear.
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One of the most difficult things God asks of us is to listen to Him.
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In November 1979, seven months before our first child was born, Phil preached a sermon giving ten reasons all of us should memorize Scripture.
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We are living in a time of radical changes. A never before shut-down and lock-down in March of 2020 propelled us into whole new ways of doing life.
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I’ve spent most of my life waiting to do things until I could do them perfectly.
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When our first child was still a baby, my mentor suggested I ask the Spirit to give me a verse to pray over him.
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I just got back from a few days of camping along the wild and rugged Pacific northwest coast with two of my adult kids.
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I want my children to obey me out of respect, not fear... but how?
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It’s been a while since I’ve dared open the news app on my phone. Every time I do, my peace flees, my stomach clenches tight, and I stumble my way into worry.
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I don’t think there is a women out there who doesn’t question if they have it what it takes.
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David spent his youth doing what he had to do- tending his father’s sheep. He had no choice, no best-life options, no one intent on seeing to it that he had every opportunity.
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A few days ago I wrote a post about everyday forgiveness— especially as it relates to marriage. All those annoying, hurtful-to-my-feelings…
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In these strange days of seclusion, with many businesses shut down and extra time suddenly on our hands, a friend of ours has been texting and talking to Phil about…
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A few days ago, I sat in the midst of my family, surrounded by a love I couldn’t even dream of all those years ago when four little ones took every ounce of me, every day.
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The world outside the window of the cabin where I write is bleak right now. Mud, broken branches, stark stillness except where water drips.
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Have you been pondering about what I wrote last week? The only solution that works absolutely every time for me when anxiety ties me in knots?
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That pit in my stomach, the weight on my chest, waking up with an ache between my shoulders, tired before the day begins—
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In just a couple hours, I’ll wave good-bye to a few of my favorite people in the world. My daughter, Elizabeth, will pack up her four— Duke, Scarlet, Birdie, and Sloane— and head back to her home.
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Every little boy and every little girl needs more than a male parent. They need a father who deeply loves them. They need a dad who will be there for them, not just for a month or a year, but for their entire life.
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