I’m over at Rooted Thinking with some words for anyone who has ever felt like they can’t do a specific task because they’re “just a ______.” Here’s my favorite part: You are not just a mom or a teenager or a person without any sort of visible accomplishment. You are his. “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine” …
Category: Faith
Can a Stay-at-Home Mom Live by Faith?
I recently finished studying the book of Hebrews, in which chapter 11 recounts acts of faith from heroes such as Noah, Abraham, and Moses. While reading about people who conquered kingdoms, stopped the mouths of lions, escaped the edge of the sword, and put foreign armies to flight, I started wondering: Can a stay-at-home mom live by …
How Can I Know God’s Will?
When I was a teenager, I would spend hours wondering what God wanted me to do with my life. Where should I go to college? What should I study? What sort of job should I get? Would I get married? And my favorite (also the scariest) question to think about . . . who would …
When God Calls You to Something You Didn’t Expect
Sometimes I have the idea that my life should look similar to the lives of people around me. When my life looks different, the automatic conclusion I come to is either, “I must be doing something wrong,” or “They must be doing something wrong.” But often, God calls us to something we didn’t expect so …
The Waiting Place
Life is full of waiting. Waiting for the weekend or that perfect vacation. Waiting for the return phone call. Waiting for graduation. Waiting for an answer about a job. Waiting for a baby to be born. Waiting for a diagnosis.
“The Lord Will Provide.”
“The Lord will provide, Christa.” My sister said these words to me when I cried about the accumulating bills of my first pregnancy. “Easy for her to say. She’s not in my shoes,” I thought. 8 years later, I find myself encouraging those around me with the same phrase: “The Lord will provide.” I know …
3 Ways I Prepare My Heart for Easter
Easter is my very favorite time of year. As I remember and celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus, I’m reminded that lasting hope only comes from Christ. There is so much rest in Him. There are three things I like to do every year to meditate more fully on Jesus and His sacrifice for …
When You Don’t Want to Read the Bible
I sat on my bed with a Bible in my lap, attempting to study the book of Hebrews. “This is hard. I don’t understand this.” I thought. My thoughts began to drift to a myriad of other activities I could be doing at that moment—some I needed to do (prepare dinner and clean the kitchen), while …