Who’s in charge here?

Who’s in charge here?

It’s a big season in the life of my family, and even bigger seasons are coming faster than we know. Oh, we know they’re coming…but the speed with which they’re approaching is astounding. “High school will move at mach speed,” they...
God’s Advice for the Future

God’s Advice for the Future

It was 8:00 at night, and as I settled in to read for a while, I was suddenly overwhelmed by a spirit of fear. It was an all-consuming fear of…well, I wasn’t quite sure. I just wept and prayed, “God, I’m scared. I’m so scared, God.”...
Love Notes From God

Love Notes From God

It started with a heart-shaped shell in my path during a lonely prayer walk on the beach one morning. That little heart was a whisper to my heart: I love you. That day began my obsession with noticing hearts, which I knew were His reminders to me of His love. They...
When You’re Falling Off Your Knees

When You’re Falling Off Your Knees

So much. It’s so much, and you might feel today like this little man who sits on the windowsill above my desk. He usually perches atop his little mountain, praying and having his own experience of God. (I imagine so, anyway.) The other day, though, he just...