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When life gets out of control and fear creeps in
Do you feel afraid of what’s ahead? Maybe it’s changes that you’re anticipating—a new season for the family, new job, new commitments. Or maybe it’s the old that you’re afraid of. You’re afraid the old problems will stay the same and you can’t handle them much longer....
2 Tips for a tender heart in the holidays
Last night our Sunday night group went around the circle and “checked in”. That’s one of our ways of letting each other know how we are doing and helps us pray for each other in the upcoming week. We call it “SASHET” – we choose an emotion that matches one of the...
2 Perils of the Missionary’s Pilgrimage
Last week when I wrote about setting our hearts on pilgrimage, I couldn’t help but think about how the life of a missionary sets one on pilgrimage. A missionary journeys to foreign places to join God in his sacred work. It’s an arduous--passing through the fire--kind...
Do you have the heart of a pilgrim? 6 questions to help you know.
Do you have the heart of a pilgrim? Don’t worry. I’m not about to hand you a bushel of corn and sign you up for a Thanksgiving play. But last week, I read this verse in Psalms 84 and it caught my attention... “Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set...
Parenting Counter Culturally – 3 Ways It’s Good to be Different
Our family lived in a foreign country for nearly 10 years between Costa Rica and Venezuela. We knew what it was like to stand out as foreigners because as much as we tried to fit in, we never fully did. All I had to do was speak and my accent gave me away—as if my...
Tips for Football Moms, from a West Texas homecoming queen
The black and gold streamers dance in the wind around town as if they hear the cadence of the drum line. I can almost hear the drum cadence myself. The streamers proclaim to the city that it’s Abilene High School’s homecoming week. But for me, the streamers stir up...
Aging Well
“She’s aging well, isn’t she? Her gray hair, her smile.” I was visiting my Dad in Baton Rouge last October and joined his Monday night dinner group. Each person sitting at the table was special to me because I’ve known them since I was a little girl. They were my...
Talk Less. Listen more. 3 tips to be a better listener
“It was great to walk together. You were such fun to talk with.” I waved goodbye--we were too sweaty for a hug—and I smiled at her parting comment as I walked down the stairs. It was an unusual rainy day in Abilene, so I sought cover for a walk in the recreation...
A letter to my skeptical friend with a bad aftertaste of God
Dear skeptical friend, I thought of you today when I read these words, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” I love that image because I’ve savored God’s goodness all my life. But while I reflected on God’s goodness, I also remembered you, my friend, who aren’t so...