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What Does the Bible Say About Mental Illness and Children?
A world away, my husband’s patched-through voice responded to my ill-directed words, “I can’t.” In all the years of deployments and boots-on-the-ground, desperation had never settled this deep in my heart. I regretted the question, but it hung in the silence between...
Cleansing in the Hidden Corners
I can still see my mother poised on the top of the ladder, rubber kitchen gloves pulled up to her elbows. Thrusting a brillo pad in a bucket of steaming water and ammonia, she’d scrub the walls until every dust streak or scuff mark disappeared. Spring cleaning...
When God Shows Up
She was lost, thirsty, and desperate for a rescuer. Then, God showed up--to save a woman who didn't even know Him. Have you heard the story of Hagar? It's one of my favorites and one I've latched onto this year. I love that El Roi--the God who sees--met Hagar in a...
Unwrapping Peace
Was peace an illusion? For years, my haunted heart yearned for its calming balm. Christ promised His followers, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid" (John...
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 consider whether...
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 are uniquely made (Psalm...
Relying on God When Parenting Alone (or Any Time)
A link to a recent speaking engagement. http://www.first-pres.org/index.cfm/PageID/1604
