In just a few weeks I will be turning 70 years old, ushering in a decade where, typically, increasing weakness is felt and seen with each passing year. While I don’t relish waking up to new aches and pains, decreasing stability, and whatever else might lie ahead, by God’s grace, I am no stranger to … More The Surprising Gift of Weakness
Life for many of us has gone from a calendar full of appointments, meetings, travel, and gatherings to being home, social-distancing, and going out only when absolutely necessary. No matter how old you may be, these are unprecedented times as people try to take wise precautions without giving way to fear about what the future … More Making the Best Use of Our Time During Covid-19
Have you prayed year after year for what seems like a God-honoring desire, only to hear silence from heaven? Perhaps you have cried out for; a pregnancy that delivers a healthy baby a rebellious child to surrender his life to Christ a godly husband or wife a healed marriage freedom from an addiction relief from … More God Wants to Give You More Than You’ve Asked For
God’s Word is full of commands for His people to go. These divine calls, while varied in nature, require both trust and obedience that are not only costly, but utterly impossible apart from God. God called Abraham to “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will … More When God Calls You to Stay
Tears spilled down my face without warning when I got a text from a family member sharing yet another heartbreaking situation among the countless others I have grieved over the past decade. But it wasn’t just this situation that opened the gates of grief. Rather, it was the accumulation of many deep sorrows and heart … More Hope for the Heavy Hearted
My husband and I have just returned from caring for four of our grandchildren for a week. Having offered our daughter and her husband a much-needed week away, we knew that moving into their home and assuming total responsibility for their four children, ages 4-10, (along with their 17 year old exchange student from China), … More My Week in the Life of a Mom
God’s Word is full of commands for His people to go. These divine calls, while varied in nature, require both trust and obedience that are not only costly, but utterly impossible apart from God. God called Abraham to “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will … More When God Calls You to Stay
Recently one of my grandchildren told me they can’t wait for Christmas. As we counted how many days it was until that special day, I was reminded that waiting is a theme in virtually all of our lives. From an early age we are made to wait and hope for things that are either uncertain … More What are You Waiting For?
As I worshiped among brothers and sisters in church recently, we sang a song that has been my personal prayer for many years. All I Have is Christ, by Sovereign Grace, is an expression of gospel gratitude and surrender to God’s eternal purposes. With heartfelt zeal I sang, “Now Lord, I would be Yours alone … More When God Answers Prayer through Suffering
“Awake! Why are you sleeping, O Lord? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever! Why do you hide your face? Why do you forget our affliction and oppression? For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly clings to the ground. Rise up; come to our help! Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast … More Troubles, Tears, and a Trustworthy God
Chosen and Called 