The 100 Day Project: cultivating joy in a life that needs grit

In last week’s Sunday email, I shared that I have been going through life with a lot of determination but lacking some of my usual enthusiasm. The Christian life is represented as a battle but Jesus also promises us joy. We don’t have to stay in the camp of only one: balance in all things. […]

Episode 94: Operating from Your Identity

We promised you an episode on identity and here it is! What happens when we don’t know or believe what God says about Himself or us? We’re left spending our lives seeking the approval of others or developing our sense of self-worth. We need to find our worth in Christ. That allows us to focus […]

Favorite Things: March Edition

It’s spring! Ok, here in Kentucky we had snow last week but technically, it’s spring. So let’s celebrate with some favorite things! My Current Worship Playlist: I made a new worship playlist and it’s on pretty much all day. It’s a mix of TobyMac, Christy Nockels, Mandisa, and even a few songs that I listened […]

Broken Ankle: Round Two (Ding, Ding)

Sunday night I came home from church and started playing basketball with the boys. Justin had taken the two older boys to Kingsport with him the day before to drop off some furniture and pick up the goal, and I had kept the two smaller boys home (one was sick) and cleaned up the office […]

Episode 93: Why We Talk about Women’s Issues

We talk about women’s issues a lot on this podcast. But we realized that we’ve never broken down why we think it’s important to have these discussions. Why does what we believe about being a woman matter? We want to obey the Bible. We operate from our identity. Our beliefs about gender are foundational to […]

The Circle of Fiction

I’m picky about the fiction I read. I open myself and let the stories march straight in. The characters move into my heart and I feel pain when they make bad decision. I feel anguish when life crushes them. I live those stories through them and obviously, that’s the point. The problem is that I […]

A Toast on My Husband’s Birthday

My husband’s birthday was last Saturday. I had almost pulled off a half-surprise party for him on Friday night when one of the boys came down with a 101 fever. I think I was more bummed about that than he was. If we had a big party and I got to raise my glass and […]