Tag Archives: Faith

My son, Brandon was six years old when he had his first seizure. I called 9-1-1 and held him as he seized for 25 minutes. When the seizure was over, he was airlifted to the hospital where the neurolog...

I knew something was wrong the night he was born. His cry was weak. He had a strange birthmark on the back of his head that ran down his spine like a symmetrical inkblot. Later, he turned blu...

A few years ago, God wouldn’t leave me alone about writing a book. I tried to ignore Him, but He stayed on my heels like my boys do when they want me to pick up donuts on Saturday morning. &...

I was born on Easter Sunday and baptized on Mother's Day 13 years later. A Disney-obsessed, romantic perfectionist, I thought that when the water of that baptismal washed me clean, a magical ...

I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death. Philippians 3:10 If yesterday was Good Friday, then...

I often wonder what it was like for Mary as she stood at the cross watching her son die.  As a momma to three sons, I can hardly think about it without welling up with tears. Momma’s aren&r...

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV My feet pounded the pavement, arms swinging, lungs expanding as I urged my feet to move just a little faster. If I could...

I remember the moment I opened the letter.  To this day, I can still visualize every detail of the memory down to how the paper felt in my shaking little hands.  I was standing in my bedroom...

After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Galatians 3:3 They would huddle in the parking lot, crouched down behind car bumpers, giddy with ...

Several years ago, I was invited to speak at a national women’s conference. As I sat in the lobby waiting to be transported to the arena, some of the other conference speakers began to congregat...