Do You Hear Me?

Do You Hear Me?

My pre-teen daughter walked up to me today as I started to write this post and read the title. She said, “Do you hear me? What does that mean?” “Well,” I said, “you know when you pray to God and it seems like He doesn’t hear you?” Her response was quick, “Oh yeah, I get […]

But God…

But God…

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 Sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in life. The problems, the people, the responsibilities, the expectations – all of it overwhelms me. Lately I’ve been struggling with the discouragement of things from the past. […]

Wait Training: Nothing Chocolate Nothing Gained

Wait Training: Nothing Chocolate Nothing Gained

“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known,” Jeremiah 33:3. I’ve walked the one-lane gravel ‘Cemetery Road’ behind our house countless times, pouring my heart out to the God who hears and other times listening for the God who speaks. These two […]

Meant for Good

Meant for Good

My “career” as one of those stereotypical troublemaker PKs started early. I was only 1 or 2 when my mom and I went to visit my dad during his break at the seminary where he was studying. A Christian school also used the seminary building, so as we walked down the hallway, it was lined […]

The Elusive Pursuit of Balance

The Elusive Pursuit of Balance

The Friday morning coffee date. It’s an oasis in the midst of every week. I sit across from my husband with my Cafe Breve and we talk about ALL THE THINGS – ministry, especially our conversations with people, and our children in all of their ages and stages. Sometimes we talk about plans for the […]