In 1983, I decided to cut my hair shorter. My friend, Maria, got a snazzy fresh look, and I played copy cat. Sometimes you just need to surrender to fashion. I loved my shorter locks on the front and side. The layers made it easy to blow dry and style. I walked the halls at…
We sat in a circle tonight and shared our hearts. Each woman shared a sentence or two. Our Bibles were open, and we did the hard work of readjusting our skewed perspectives by studying the Gospel Truth. One sister shared how she had hung a wooden frame on the wall of her home as a…
I walked into Charming Charlie’s thinking I might buy a couple of Christmas presents for friends and a thing or two for me. Little did I know I’d walk out of the store a changed woman. For the last 8 years, every year God gives me a word or phrase as a theme for…
For years, I made the commitment and failed miserably over and over. I can’t tell you how many consecutive Januarys I made the resolution to read my Bible from cover to cover. I was an enthusiastic starter, but a terrible finisher. I had great intentions. I love the Bible, and I love Jesus. But, somewhere…
I am easily discouraged. Most days, I doubt my crazy is going to change. I end up floundering instead of moving forward because I am focused on the failures instead of God’s faithfulness. Thankfully, I have a voice of reason in my life. His name is Craig Huston. He’s the pastor who stood at…
When I look back at 2012, I have maybe 5 or 6 photos from the entire year. I spent 6 months of 2012 trying to convince myself to get out of bed. I really just wanted to hide under the covers. Some days are just hellishly hard. It’s hard to believe seemingly impossible situations will…