My husband and I used to have this delightful little exchange going back and forth. He would say, "Everything has meaning" and I would playfully respond, "No it doesn't! Not EVERY thing has meaning!" I was younger then and don't want him know that he was right! I'll eventually admit it to him but right now I feel like I'll never live it down. God is Sovereign. Nothing is random. Not ...
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Okay, I'll be brutally honest. This verse is a tough one for me: "No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:18 (Living Bible) Really God, "No matter what happens?" Last I checked, in my circle of people I love, there's a lot of suffering. Illness, grief, loss, financial insecurity, infertility, I could go on... I know it's the ...
Read MoreCloset clean outs are a thing of spring, as are graduations, weddings, and yard work. Sometimes you may find yourself doing yard work for a backyard wedding or graduation party while wearing clothes you forgot you had, but found during your closet clean out! There are times when life gets cluttered and items that once meant something fall to the back of the closet. My friend Krista has a closet for ...
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My wife, Donna and I have three boys that we love and adore. Caleb is 27 years old; Jake is 17 and Elijah is 14. Every Easter she thoughtfully and painstakingly puts together easter baskets with their favorite candies, a special gift and a chocolate cross. I have always thought the chocolate crosses sitting on the store shelf looked a little bit cheesy, but this year I have a new thought about ...
Read MoreI want to leave a legacy How will they remember me? Did I choose to love? Did I point to You enough To make a mark on things?…from Legacy by Nichole Nordeman I say it often because I’m on-air while most of us are at work. What you do matters. But I’m not just talking about your job. The words of “Legacy” came crashing home to us a few weeks before Easter. Our beloved friend ...
Read MoreMary Magdalen was a sinner extraordinaire. She was much like us; lost and trying to make her way through a cold and hard world. But she met Jesus and all of that changed. In Jesus she found hope, forgiveness and salvation. The old Mary was gone and a new woman stood in her place. Doesn’t that sound like our own story? Mary Magdalen’s transformation was so profound that it inspired one ...
Read MoreHave you ever had a song that you’ve listened to a hundred times, but never really paid attention to the lyrics? And then that 101st time you hear it, you really focus in on what the song is saying and it just rocks your world? That happened to me last week with Crowder’s song, “Forgiven.” I know it’s no coincidence…God knew I needed to pay attention to those lyrics. It was ...
Read MoreWhen you think about it, we're really good at hiding. The first humans in history, Adam and Eve, hid from God in the Garden. We learn about hiding as infants with "peek-a-boo" and then we graduate to hide and seek. Once when I was 5, I was staying with my mom's best friend Judy while my parents traveled to a family funeral. I was so homesick (and tired of her ...
Read MoreThis has been such a busy year so far. Some days, it seems like the day has no end! It's amazing to me the way God has always been there to walk me though the craziest of days. Isaiah 40:31 is a perfect scripture to get me through those times when dinner is burning, the smoke alarm is going off, I am running behind and the dog just ate the ...
Read MoreDuring this season of Lent many give up or do something in preparation for Easter. I remember giving up bubble gum for Lent when I was in middle school. I had just won a bubble blowing contest at our local mall, and I was given a case of Bubble Yum that I donated to a local charity so I could avoid temptation. I was happy when later, my Easter basket ...
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