The Many Layers of Lorene: How & Why She Came to Be
Lorene Stewart feels a lot like a best friend to me. She’s wise, fun, loyal, a good listener, and faithful, even as she struggles through life’s…
Jessie Mattis
When God Whispers
What inspires you? A road trip to Buena Vista, Colorado was just what my soul needed last week. Indiana is beautiful too, in a simpler way,…
When You Hit a Brick Wall: 3 Options
Ever feel like you’re beating your head against a brick wall? What does your particular brick wall look like? Maybe it looks like a boss saying…
Good Parents Sometimes Make Their Kids Miserable: A Case Study
A few years ago, my husband and I took a trip to the mountains of Colorado, up in the Winter Park area. It was an incredible…
A Prayer for the New Year – Giving it to God
Let’s be real. Sometimes prayer takes more effort than other times. Prayer is powerful, and connecting with God is important, even when it doesn’t flow naturally….
Strengthened by Gratitude
Sometimes gratitude comes easily. Sometimes it…doesn’t. Gratitude. Thankfulness. Gratefulness. Appreciation. Call it what you want; the season is upon us, and it can often bring to…
Living in a Desensitized World
I’ve been watching Vietnam War documentaries off and on for the last few years. What started as book research became a personal drive to understand this…
5 Great Reasons to Read Christian Fiction
We all know someone out there who doesn’t like to read, doesn’t have time to read, or only reads non-fiction. Maybe that someone is you! I…
Snoozefest to Fascinating: 6 Reasons to Care About History
History used to be my least favorite subject. I’m talking all through grade school, high school, and college, I had zero interest in it. Zero. As…
Chasing a Moving Target? Here are 5 Steps to Help.
Ever feel like you’re chasing a moving target? You accomplish one task only to have three more fill its place. Your knee heals just before your…
7 Promises of Ridiculous Hope
Successful people are hopeful people. Over the past 30 years, research has shown that hope, not skill mastery or optimism or grit, is the most important…
Procuring Peace in a Crazy World
How are we supposed to be at peace when it feels like the world around us has gone mad? Some days it feels like an impossible…
