I've been praying about another way to tuck a little encouragement into your day. Another place where we could meet up for a few minutes and remember that God is still at work in our real, everyday lives. Well...I finally pushed past my comfort zone and did it. I've started a YouTube channel. (Cue the confetti and a picture of my very nervous face!) When I sit down to record these videos, I picture you. The woman who's hanging in there through a hard season. The woman who's celebrating a good one. The woman who's trying to figure Continue Reading
She Packed the Lunch
She just packed the lunch. If we’ve been friends here for a while, you may have picked up on this fact: I do not like to cook. Cooking is a stressor that causes my neck to blotch, my face to turn crimson, and the tears to fall. (Actually, they gush.) So. Every single time I read the story of Jesus feeding 5,000+ people, I am stunned. I mean, really. Stunned. Cooking for one sends me into overwhelm. Here’s a recap (Matthew 14:13-21): Jesus had spent the day healing crowds of people. The Bible says he “had compassion on them,” which Continue Reading