Recently I thought about how easy it has become for me to discard things that are no longer serving us or our home. I apply this William Morris' quote quite liberally: 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be beautiful or believe to be useful' Honestly,...

I'm walking through a season in my relationship with God and his church to the point that overused worship songs fall flat to me. For whatever reason, I can't seem to participate in them, and so many of the internal messages of modern worship songs are about me-me-me....

"I'll be the exception to the rule."  This is the kind of thinking that has stolen my joy. For years. Some examples: "Planting a church in France is hard. It's known as the missionary graveyard." Surely not! (But oh it was, and we were not the exception to the rule....

Last night my grandfather breathed his last. I was not able to hold his gnarled hand, could not sing songs of kindness over him. I prayed. Oh, I prayed. But I grieved from many states away. I gave him the name Bopo, which then became his grandfather name--all the...

I met Shelly Carvan when my heart was in shreds, soon after our family came home battered from the mission field in France. We attended the same Life Group at church, and I distinctly remember talking to her in the hallway outside of class, knowing immediately that I...

I've shared this story before, but it begs repeating. In high school, I pined for a boyfriend. I prayed for a boyfriend. I made bargains with God about said boyfriend. But heaven was silent. Single Mary stayed single. No boyfriend. And now? I'm grateful. Because my...

This is one of those posts I am starting that I don't know how it will end. During this time of Covid, racial tension, and employment worries, I (like you) have had some space to observe my life. And something has bothered me. I get mad when I see someone offer grace...

I am terrible at celebrating. Ask my husband. I flit from thing to thing​, seldom stopping to cherish a moment or celebrate a milestone.  Can you relate? I'm reading a really helpful book right now called Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. It's been the habit book...

I remember picking up my first Bible study book when I was probably sixteen years old. I turned it over, looked at it like an anomaly. Why? Because I was an unchurched girl, recently converted, and I had zero idea about the Christian culture, Bible studies, or even...

I'm so grateful to share a milestone with you. The Pray Every Day Podcast is officially two years old today. CUE JOY! It's been downloaded over a half a million times. It's available on your Alexa device. And it's an app! It's supported by listeners like you over at...

This blog post I'm writing is a task I've been thinking about for a long time. I've hinted at the strain of this year, and I've asked for prayer. But now it's time to actually do something about my level of fatigue and health issues. Stress is real, friends, and it...