Category Archives: Encouragement

How I Impressed the Grocery Bagging Guy

I’m like most women I see at the grocery store—I shop alone. I plan our family meals, take stock of the bare cupboards, and venture solo to the mega store where, list in hand, I methodically hunt down and gather our food each week. It’s exhausting work doing it alone.Read the Rest…

Cartwheels for Jesus

You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; You ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers. I’m about to burst with song; I can’t keep quiet about you. God, my God, I can’t thank you enough. Psalm 30:11-12 MSG As soon as Sarah could stand, she was dancing. We bought herRead the Rest…

Hungry, Full, or Just Right?

Have you ever been hungry? Okay, that’s probably a dumb question, but think about how hunger affects you. When I’m hungry, I’m irritable, and I have difficulty focusing on anything but my hunger…and what and when I’ll eat next. Now consider when you’ve felt full. I’m talking about the feelingRead the Rest…

Carried Joy

My family and I were at an amazing water park on a hot day during summer break. It was one of those parks that had a multi-level fort with water shooting out of every nook and cranny. Sprays erupted from the ground like geysers, and water tumbled down in intricateRead the Rest…

Time To Renew

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 In Romans 12:2 the Greek word for “renew” is anakainosis and itRead the Rest…