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My husband died on a Sunday morning. I remember that morning vividly–the ache of knowing he had minutes left to breathe. Holding his hand and gently rubbing his arm while choking back tears and trying to find some brilliant final words in case he could still hear me. Telling my kids their Dad was…Continue Reading ““I’m Fine, Thanks!””
And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms…But Peter said, “I have no silver and…Continue Reading “Sunday School Flashback”
Years ago, when my son Ben was younger, I was known on Facebook for posting “Ben-isms.” Ben is extremely intelligent and has a quick wit. He is also not afraid to express his opinions, so you can imagine that created some hilarious moments. Like the time I scolded him for getting angry at a video game…Continue Reading “But It’s Tricky”
If you follow me on social media, you saw many photos last week from the If:Lead Conference in Dallas (sorry for the overgramming…not really!) I knew something special was bound to happen. How could it not? Over 900 women leaders, the go-getters, the ones who make things happen, from all over the US and Canada,…Continue Reading “Why Aren’t We Living Free?”
Fair warning! This is a longer than normal post and it was a difficult one for me to write. I love to share stories that show evidence of God’s peace and comfort and faithfulness in my life–and there are many of them. But in mostly sharing those reflections, I worry that I have inadvertently put…Continue Reading “I Was Really Angry at God”
Thanks for hanging with me through this three-part series on living a surrendered life! If you need to catch up, you can read the full posts here–Part 1 and Part 2. But here is a quick recap… From Part 1: God is many things we are not: omnipotent, omniscient, immutable, infinite, eternal, sovereign. Although we are…Continue Reading “And finally…Part 3–Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life”
In Part 1 of Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life (which you can read here), I made the point that to truly live a surrendered life it is critical we have a right view of who God is and who we are not. We observed that in Philippians 2:6-7 even Jesus Christ did not consider…Continue Reading “Part 2 – Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life”
I recently had the privilege of talking with Byron Tyler for his show, Mid-South View Point, on the Bott Radio Network. If you missed the interview, you can listen here. Byron and I talked a lot about surrender. As Christ-followers we often think of surrender in terms of God asking us to yield our future…Continue Reading “Three Essentials for a Surrendered Life (Part 1)”
What a privilege to share my story with Byron Tyler and his MidSouth Viewpoint listeners! I pray that these words give encouragement and hope to other widows, but also to anyone questioning and searching for comfort, peace and joy.
“I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12 I had the extreme honor of spending this past weekend with the ladies of Christ Church Memphis for their annual women’s retreat. This year’s theme was “This is my Story. This is my Song.”…Continue Reading “This is My Story. This is My Song.”