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Rekindled by Grace
Early in our marriage, with a young child underfoot and long hours changing diapers, cleaning blocks, and watching Teletubbies, I’d anxiously await my husband’s return from work. If only to have adult...
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Jelly Beans, Candied Almonds, and Hearts … sigh
How much do I love thee? Let me count the ways …. My husband is quite the romantic. He rarely buys me glitzy jewelry or takes me to five-star restaurants. He doesn’t read me poetry or take me dancing...
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Homes for the Homeless
I’m excited to launch my “Reach Out to Live Out” campaign! The Bible tells us to spur one another on toward good deeds and to speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and praises. By seeing God’s love...
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Love For a Felon
When I was a kid, while walking to and from school, I’d see signs showing which homes were “safe houses.” Should trouble ever arise, I knew where I could go. The welcome mat on these doorsteps meant...
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When Storms Hit
We lived in Louisiana when Katrina hit and saw first hand the devastation storms can bring, but we saw so much more! We saw communities unite, churches and Christians mobilize, and a blanket of love...
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The Other Side of No
Today’s post is a bit off the cuff, so if you see an abundance of typos and awkward phrases, bear with me, please. Many of you have shared such kind words regarding our move. For those of you who read...
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When God Says Stay
Today’s post comes from a sweet woman I first met at the Writing for the Soul Conference in Dallas. Elizabeth is one of those people that brighten up a room–always smiling. She radiates the love of...
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Do You See Me? Do You Care
Lately God’s been showing me the deep need for love those around me have. Many are hurting, but often their pain is hidden by smiles and chirpy Facebook posts. And it’s easy for the rest of us to take...
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Reach Out Recap–Five Months of Love
Today I close the fifth month of Reach Out stories–of reading how God’s children across the nation are actively sharing the love of Christ. You’re at park benches, on subways, reaching out to the...
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Living in Love
Today, Tyndale author Pam Hillman expands encourages us to root our actions and emotions in love. Proverbs 10:12 “Hatred stirreth up strifes, but love covereth all sins.” KJV In light of her...
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Must We Love Ourselves to Love Others?
Love. Such a confusing, abstract emotion. It’s something we “fall into” and “out of”, something we chase after… There’s a notion that says “You must love yourself in order to love others.” Is this...
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Are You a Noise Maker or a Loving Ambassador?
We all have friends, co-workers, neighbors that grate on us. Those who appear to be seeking a ready and devoted audience, who’s only aim is to convince others of their beliefs and opinions… at all...
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Focusing on and Living Your Purpose
Knowing why we are here changes everything… if that reason is true, valid, and big enough to carry all the muck. I was thinking about this very thing yesterday, as I pushed through some physical...
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YOU Are the Church
Photo by Marcolm taken from freedigitalphotos.net There are numerous articles expounding on all that’s wrong with the church. They’re trying to be too contemporary, too relevant. They’re behind the...
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Cherishing What Matters
Photo by Stuart Miles taken from freedigitalphotos.net Sometimes I approach Thanksgiving with a bit of a hum-bug spirit, thinking of all the to-dos and obligations. Other times, like this year, I toss...
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4 Relationships God Wants Us to Cultivate: Part One
Relationships are hard work. I don’t know about you, but there are times when I get so tired, all I want to do is squirrel away by myself and ignore what should be done. However, relationships can’t be...
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4 Relationships God Wants Us to Cultivate: Part Two
As I mentioned yesterday, relationships are hard. Tanya wrote about two relationships God wanted us to cultivate–our relationship with Him, and our relationship with our spouse–and how we can do that....
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Your Spouse Is Not Your Enemy
Has your marriage become a battle ground? Have you lost the “we” and slipped into a “him or me” mentality? Most people, when they’re newly engaged and married, can’t imagine that they may face times...
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Loving Fiercely
Their love is fierce, in the passionate moments and in the conflict, and though I know they’d rather skip the fighting all together, they’ve learned how to hold on. Tight. Love isn’t always flowers,...
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Forgive, Laugh, Pray
It’s incredibly painful to live with a stranger you once called your best friend. It’s the kind of feeling that causes your heart to literally ache and your gut to knot. I remember, and may I never...
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