Back in 2010, my second book was published. Truthfully, after my first book, I wasn’t sure I had another one in me. That first book was born out of one of the most crushing seasons of my life. To my surprise, the second book would also be forged in another refining fire. When our family weathered the 2008 recession, we lost everything—our home, our cars, our business. Walking through the painful and humiliating process of watching it all disappear, shame seemed to linger clos

I know this day can be hard on some of us. The biggest one is a woman made to be a mother but still has empty arms. Mother’s day seems to...

I’ve been thinking of the unflinching faith it takes to take a risk. The price one pays when we say yes to the mission. From things that...

I used to feel left behind while it appeared God sent others out in the field of ministry. One morning I wept to the Lord with this...

I grew up in California and although my experiences were filled with limitless beach weather, there were occasional scares that came with...

One of the greatest songs sang is not heard here on earth. But oh, the sound made in heaven over each new soul written down in the Lamb’s...

February 19, 1988 – “No daughter of mine is going to live like this,” came the booming voice of my father. Joe had just returned home...