Ordinary Me, Extraordinary God

Ordinary Me, Extraordinary God

At times, I’m struck by my status of being just-an-ordinary-someone.  I like it that way.   I’m even comforted by my everyday-run-of-the-mill-wife-and-mother-role.  Why?  Because there is nothing about me that could have won God over or swayed Him to...
Ordinary Me, Extraordinary God

More than Barbie-doll Beauty and the Bottom Line

In a world that applauds Barbie-doll beauty and the bottom line, it’s easy to feel ordinary…unimportant…not worth noticing.  You’ve felt it, too.  I’ve seen it in your eyes.  Heard it in your voice. Today, I want you to remember that you...
Ordinary Me, Extraordinary God

I Thought I’d Forgiven Him

The heartache was raw in the words she had penned.  I thought I’d forgiven him, but then I realized I’m still angry.  This sweet woman struggled to understand how her emotions could betray her declaration of forgiveness.  She wanted to let go of the past...
The Super Deceptive Race to be Supermom (or Superdad)

The Super Deceptive Race to be Supermom (or Superdad)

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away...