I was determined not to miss a very important phone call this week. Shame paid me a visit yet again, but I hung up and redialed heaven instead. I refused to allow the bully to rent space in my head. Instead, I kept my scheduled appointment with a wise woman. My favorite pen in hand,…
Photo Credit Last week, I learned something scary about myself. My car was in the shop, so Bruce drove me to work. We’d stayed up too late, and I’d dragged my comatose body out of bed before its time. I sat in the car in Zombie wife mode. My whole being was communicating a…
Photo Credit I stood eye to eye with my best friend at the end of the conference. We spoke life over each other and committed to keep fighting the good fight together. I honestly don’t remember much from that day, but this one moment keeps replaying in my mind. Beth Moore speaks, and we…
Photo Credit Rain always surprises me. I often drive to work in the morning under bright blue skies with not a hint of what is to come. Right now, I am looking out my window, and the trees are perceptibly moving in the wind in a peculiar way that foretells a coming downpour. I’ve…
Photo Credit Sometimes, life feels like an episode of Mission Impossible. I am sitting at home with my Bible open before me when out of nowhere I receive a charge: Your mission, Lyli, should you decide to accept it… Usually, the mammoth assignment is beyond my capability. I can’t dismantle strongholds or soften hard…
Photo Credit: FreeImages.com / Rachel Warner We stopped at a kooky tourist stop in the Keys on our first road trip together. We wandered aimlessly looking at sea shells and shot glasses lining the shelves. I pushed passed the crowd into the back room of the store, and I discovered a treasure. In…