Just so you know, it wasn’t you. It was me. Totally me. Let’s just say it’s been a season. Anyone else been in a season? You know, those times where life just sucks and you have to find the grit to stay engaged and press on. The times you shake your head and say, “What the heck was that?” The…
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How in the world do we find God in the busyness of life?
Do you struggle finding God in the busy? Who doesn’t right? I know what it’s like to juggle family, work and ministry. Sometimes I just want to curl up in bed with cookie dough and a chick-flick, ignoring my to-do list. And there’s been countless times I’ve gotten to the end of my day and realized… I never even said…
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Why it’s vital we look past our circumstances and into the eyes of God
My first book, Untangled, was not an easy book to write. In its pages, God asked me to share secret insecurities I never wanted to see the light of day. The ones that hurt so deep—so bad— you try to ignore them altogether. But I included them anyway. I trusted (mostly) God’s reasoning for wanting them in there. And even…
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How to make sure your tangled past doesn’t knot up your future
“You will never be worth anything.” Those painful words spoken to me as a child have tangled me most of my life. When my abuser said them to me, I believed him. What four-year-old wouldn’t? So when I got into ministry, I did so as a reluctant leader. I never felt like I had what it would take to do…
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Why we put on our big girl pants and lead instead of giving up or giving in
I wanted to speak and teach just like Beth Moore. Being Texas-born and raised, I already had the big hair figured out. But I was such a new speaker… and I really had no clue what I was doing. I guess I thought that if I at least dressed like her, people would think I was legit. So I bought…
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Why following Jesus is risky… and loving the haters is required
I felt rejected and betrayed by those I never thought would do either. And it hurt. We were deeply connected in our church of 12 years, but God was clearly telling us to leave. Honestly, we didn’t see this coming. We loved this church. Loved it. My husband had come to know Jesus there. It was the only church my kids…
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