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The Pressure’s Off: Rest in God

The Pressure’s Off: Rest in God

My kids don’t believe me when I tell them I used to think I was going to be a concert pianist. I’m pretty sure it’s a common assumption among 99.9...

The Pressure’s Off: Rest in God

My kids don’t believe me when I tell them I used to think I was going to be a concert pianist. I’m pretty sure it’s a common assumption among 99.9...

We Need Grace to Love

We Need Grace to Love

I thought I was really brave when I said "I do" on our wedding day. We were moving away and venturing out on our own and it all felt so...

We Need Grace to Love

I thought I was really brave when I said "I do" on our wedding day. We were moving away and venturing out on our own and it all felt so...

THE TRUTH ABOUT CO-WRITING A BOOK WITH YOUR SPOUSE

THE TRUTH ABOUT CO-WRITING A BOOK WITH YOUR SPOUSE

Now that Foundations has made its debut, I’m finally reflecting a bit on what it took for this particular book baby to get here. Grab a cup of coffee and...

THE TRUTH ABOUT CO-WRITING A BOOK WITH YOUR SPOUSE

Now that Foundations has made its debut, I’m finally reflecting a bit on what it took for this particular book baby to get here. Grab a cup of coffee and...

Two Decades of God's Grace

Two Decades of God's Grace

Just a couple of weeks ago, Troy and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. As the blooms from this gorgeous bouquet wilt, I'm reminded of how Mary poured out the most...

Two Decades of God's Grace

Just a couple of weeks ago, Troy and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. As the blooms from this gorgeous bouquet wilt, I'm reminded of how Mary poured out the most...

How He's Used My Unlikely and In-Between

How He's Used My Unlikely and In-Between

Most of life (my life) is lived in the in-between—in the middle of waiting and arriving, joys and heartbreaks, wins and losses, start and finish, feeling like you’ve got your...

How He's Used My Unlikely and In-Between

Most of life (my life) is lived in the in-between—in the middle of waiting and arriving, joys and heartbreaks, wins and losses, start and finish, feeling like you’ve got your...

Faithfulness in the Unseen

Faithfulness in the Unseen

He instructed the Simons boys today in the midst of a dramatic multi-brother meltdown: “One fruit of maturity is that you stay the same person regardless of what the circumstance or who...

Faithfulness in the Unseen

He instructed the Simons boys today in the midst of a dramatic multi-brother meltdown: “One fruit of maturity is that you stay the same person regardless of what the circumstance or who...