Rejection, Self-condemnation, and Freedom
Rejection lurks and lingers, taunts, and threatens to show up where I least expect it. It’s a cocked and loaded weapon aimed directly at my heart and I walk through life with hands held up ready to surrender my identity, my purpose, and my relationships. I’ve called...
The One Thing that Makes Waiting on God Hard
Wait. Patience. These are not my favorite words. Sometimes they induce a temper tantrum, foot stomping, roll on the ground kind of response. But God, in his infinite grace and mercy, draws me closer to him with these very words and I think of this Andrew Murray quote:...
Keeping His Ways While Waiting on God
For two consecutive months my heart sank when I maneuvered my over-filled cart to the checkout lane and "The Daydreamer" bagged my groceries. As I watched her gaze off into the distance for every two items she packed, I wanted to snap my fingers in her face to grab...
Kicking Perfect ebook Devotional Study Guide
So. I have this thing with perfect. Not perfectionism. And you would see what I mean if you peeked behind cupboard doors, counted my junk drawers (and then tried to search for birthday candles), looked in my closets (I have a shoe problem), checked under the beds...
When Fear and Truth Collide
I’m good at bravado, but not so much at living brave. I know how to stand tall and smile with the best of them, but inside I’m cowering, hiding tears, insecure, wondering if I belong or even if I’m wanted. I know verses. I know that if I’m full of God then there’s no...
The Love We All Need but Often Reject
I'm one of those people who have a tendency to save things. I save those extra buttons that come with new shirts, but don't ask me where I put them because I don't know. I save gifts I've been given, even when I've outgrown the use of the item. I save gift bags to...
The One Perspective We all Need this December
Merry Christmas! I recorded a special video greeting detailing the one thing that I always come back to every December. It has helped me face the difficult Decembers, it has helped settle me when the busyness threatens to overwhelm, and it has helped keep me focused...
The Beauty of an Accepted, Secure, Significant Heart
Acceptance, Security, and Significance is the three legged stool that makes up our identity. My weakest "leg" is the one labeled significant. I look at my little ol’ life and see a stay at home mom who rarely gets regular showers, a crazy homeschooler who...
The Purpose of Significance
I’m really good at being busy for the Lord. And I know I’m not alone. Many years ago, I was Women's Ministry President, Children’s Ministry Director, and a Youth Sponsor—all at the same time. It was exhausting and in the midst of the busyness I realized I had...
Significance: what it is and what it’s not
I’m a pretty boring fruit person—I like the basics, at least that’s what I buy on a regular basis. Ido like mango, but my grocery doesn't stock the kind I like. I like kiwi fruit, but sometimes I forget to eat it. Have you ever felt a mushy kiwi? It’s kinda creepy....
What Security Can Do For You
I’m well acquainted with insecurity. It’s been a companion to Perfect for much of my life, and it lies dormant for a time. Then something happens that wakens the sleeping giant and insecurity becomes a driving force in my life. I’ve learned the triggers that bring...
Why you don’t need to be afraid anymore…
Every year, I avoided a certain appointment. I wanted to know about it, but I didn't want to be there for it. I panicked and my heart did funny things. My heart raced and I couldn't sleep for weeks leading up to the appointment. It consumed my waking thoughts and...