Who He is in our weakness…

We all did it. Made it to church, combed and pressed. Seated neatly in rows, looking our best. No one knew that only half an hour before my kids were still sleeping, and I was in my PJs, my hair anything but combed. Weston had had an earache and fever the night before, and I’d…

A day of grace

These days. These mornings start before I even realize it. I wake up over the coffee grinder, my fingers already at work. It struck me again. Before she fully woke up, my two year old was already asking for chocolate milk. My husband’s workload has been wearying. I mean, in this “economic crunch” we shouldn’t…

My gift to the bride to be…

The beautiful card lay on the table in front of me. I twiddled the pencil. “Share your advice for the bride to be…” What have I learned? In these six years of marriage, I’ve learned a lot. Become a different person. Have a new set of values and dreams. But to fit that on a…

Freedom in the harder thing…

The dramatic scene rolled out before me. Rich Egyptian culture filled the room, contrasting sharply against the huddle of scraggly shepherds. Helpless, asking for favor in the sight of the Egyptian official. Who had frowned on them. Called them spies. It was a scary situation. One word and all their foreign heads would be rolling…

The Rest in Truth

I flipped open the newspaper and briefly scanned the headlines. My eyes fell on an article titled, “Happily Ever, After Divorce.” She was happier now, she claimed, no longer shackled to someone who restricted her ideals. Both of her parents had moved on in life and found new partners, better suited than the previous ones….