You should see me trying to get out the door. I slip on my shoes, gather my bottle of Sobe Lifewater, grab my purse, and head for the garage. Once I get to my car, I remember something I forgot to bring with me — my car keys maybe, or a manuscript I need to read, or my checkbook. So …
In Others’ Words: Old History, New History
First the darkness … Then the waiting … Then the dawning of a new beginning for all who believe the miracle of the resurrection. May you embrace the truth of His story in a new way this Easter. [Tweet “In Others’ Words: Old History, New History #GoodFriday #faith”]
In Others’ Words: The Hidden Music in Obstacles
My friend Dee said this is one of her favorite quotes — and that I was the one who shared it with her. I’ll take her word for it. The truth is, I’ll take Dee’s word on a lot of things. And whether I came across the quote first, or whether she did … I like it. One of my …
In Others’ Word: Life Has Two Rules
Can I be honest and I admit that I quit last week? I sat on the floor in my bedroom, tears running down my face, and told my husband, “I can’t do this” — “this” basically being the list of “have tos” I was staring at. Yeah … not a shining moment in my life. So I quit — for …
In Others’ Words: Possible Impossibilities
It’s Monday. I think I shall start the week believing the impossible. There’s so much more breathing space … so much more room for dreaming and doing … when I stress the possible in the word impossible. Rather than thinking of all I won’t get done today or tomorrow or the day after … rather than thinking won’t and shouldn’t …
In Others’ Words: God, You, and a Yoke (Guest Post)
Really? Jesus’ yoke is easy and his burden is light? Saving all of creation by dying for us is easy? When I look at who Jesus was trusting in to do the work – God the Father – and that Jesus knew his Father was trustworthy, ultimately powerful and infinitely gracious … then I see why Jesus thought his burden …
In Others’ Words: Guest Post by debut author Jill Lynn
As Christians, why is it so hard for us to forgive ourselves? This is the journey my character Olivia goes through in my first novel, Falling for Texas. I love this quote from my pastor, Mark Bates: “Christ, the faithful savior, died for unfaithful sinners. We don’t ask him to forgive us because we’re good. It’s because we’re His. Because He is …
Collaborating: Embracing the wonderful and the scary
We’re five days into the new year. Five days of living with my One Word: collaboration. Wondering what God is going to do in me – maybe even what he is going to do through me – as I embrace collaborating with him for the next twelve months. I’m reading Finding Divine Inspiration by J. Scott McElroy, a gift from …
In Others’ Words: What Did You Expect?
I’ve sat here for quite a little while trying to figure out how to begin this post. All I have to do is share about being surprised by the unexpected in my life. Yeah. Let me narrow that down to one thing for you. Um. not going to happen. Every time I thought I knew where my life was going, …
In Others’ Words: What Adversity is Not
There was a time in my life when I would handle problems this way: I’d lay awake at night and think . . . and think . . . and think . . . I just knew that if I thought long enough, hard enough — maybe prayed a bit about the situation — I would figure a way out …