{Photo source} Should I be honest? I wondered. What if I start crying? What if she doesn’t really have time to listen? What if she’s just asking to be nice? I could keep it simple and say, “I’m fine.” There I was, standing in the lobby at church waiting for my husband, when a friend […]
This Week’s Wardrobe {a promise & a prayer}
Beautiful artwork by @incourage. “Since I’ve been chosen by God for this new life of LOVE, Lord dress me in the wardrobe YOU have picked out for me: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Through Your spirit living in me, make me even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master […]
You’ll Never Be Perfect {and that’s a good thing}
I couldn’t silence the words used to describe how much I’d disappointed her. An email filled with criticism had slipped into my inbox that week and it hurt my feelings … for days. The shooting pain of failure, regret, and flaw-focused thinking struck like lightening through my heart. That one email set off a storm of self-doubting emotions. It’s […]
how to start your week {a promise & a prayer}
{Art Source: @incourage} Jesus, teach me to number my days this week, so that I might gain a heart of wisdom; not because You want me to get more done but because You want me to slow down and remember what You’ve already done: *You’ve defined my worth outside of my work. (Titus 3:4-5) *You’ve pre-determined my […]
My Goodness: A Devotion & Prayer for {YOU}
A sweet gift and guest post from my friend, Sheila Mangum: It was well into the second quarter of the high school basketball game when the senior captain of the home team showed up late. Just that morning his mother unexpectedly passed away from a sudden hemorrhage. She’d been in remission after a five-year fight […]