I'm smiling today! The second devotional in the WordGirls Collective is available! Along with 34 other authors, I have several hope and...

A good attitude, a kind smile, roaring laughter, encouraging words, thankfulness, genuine love—these things are contagious. Likewise...

I am thrilled to be one of the contributors in this inspirational prayer guide for young women. E-book preorders are open now, with hard...

She hid it well. It had been a rough and bumpy week, filled with auditions and practices. She passed the tests and although her heart was...

Before you wish away these last days of summer before school starts—don’t blink. In a flash, the days of "What’s for dinner? How much...

Taking a step of obedience to the Lord doesn't mean that's the only step you'll ever take. It just means it's the first step. Sometimes...

The peaceful swoosh of the waves coming on shore at 8am gave me pause. I stood there looking at the ocean and breathed in the air. Deep...

The ugly truth reared its ugly head again. A dark memory surfaced. I laid in bed for hours rehearsing the hurt. Thinking of all the ways...

“Just wait. Don’t do anything.” The words were spoken by a true expert. I should trust her. I should do exactly what she said. “Wait and...

Recently in a Bible study class we began a study on Genesis 1. The days of creation were filled with shock and awe as God the Father, the...

Disappointment covered me like a blanket. How could he leave me like this? At my weakest point I felt abandoned, desperate and tired. He...

I was just a toddler the first time I played, “Follow the Leader”— a game where children mimicked and followed every direction of the...

“You don’t get to decide how God wants to use your gifts.” My mom spoke these words to me when I was just a teenager, struggling with the...

The storm rolled in quickly. Although forecasted, no one imagined that it would collide with another larger storm to create hours of wind...

"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Weeping— That gut-wrenching cry The grief The heartfelt sobs...

An ugly divorce A cancer diagnosis A wayward child An adulterous spouse An unimaginable deception A broken friendship— You fill in the...

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up...

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope, my soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen for the morning, more than...

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 Many of us want the desires of our heart...

There are times when our circumstances can be so overwhelming that we are knocked off our feet. We feel disappointed in God, unsure of...