You Are Never Too Much for God
Orginally published at Encouragement for Today on December 19, 2022 “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil...

Thankfulness in the Thick of It
Originally published at Proverbs 31 Encouragement for Today on November 23, 2022 “Though the fig tree does not blossom And there is no...

Prayer's Path to Wonder
Originally published at Proverbs 31 Devotions on July 25, 2022. “Pray now,” I texted my friend group, somewhere between a desperate...

Letting Go of What I Know
Originally published on Proverbs 31 Devotions on May 18, 2022. With the last of our things loaded, we are closing the door on this...

What Good Is Grief?
Originally published in Proverbs 31 Devotions on March 31, 2022 It was early fall when I pushed my nearly empty shopping cart through my...

Six Feet Apart Brings Us Together
I’ve laughed more, loved more, prayed more, played more, and found more freedom in lockdown than when the world was running off the rails.
Brown Bag Moments of Motherhood
I reach deep into darkness of the kitchen cupboard in search of last year’s lunch boxes. I laugh when I open Benny’s and find a moldy PBJ...


Skateboards and Sons: A Lesson On How To Live
When my older boys were younger, I heeded this parenting advice: “As a boy mom, your main job is to keep them alive.” At 15 and 13, they...


Getting Real To Heal
"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed." James 5:16 (NIV) The Pepto-Bismol colored...

Going Offline to Realign
My tiny addiction to social media was getting out of control. I endlessly scrolled through silly memes, photos and updates on the...

