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  • Can you see me?

    I have spent a lifetime feeling as if I wasn’t enough. I’m not sure I know what “enough” looks like, but I know that I have never felt like I was there. In my school age years, I made good grades but I wasn’t the valedictorian. I wasn’t musical or athletic or artsy. I certainly was not […]

  • The great exchange…

    “Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. 1 Peter 1:18-19 (ESV) Most women like to shop and one of our favorite things to shop […]

  • Step away from the pew… and drop the mask

    I am lonely. That is what I am hearing, over and over again. Loners, leaders and ‘popular’ ladies all say it. So many women have shared stories with me over the last few weeks; some break my heart and others inspire me. Many have said that during their loneliness, ‘God was their all in all’. […]

  • Don’t despair! His praise is comin’ and it’s heading for YOU…

    1 Corinthians 4:4-5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God. It’s easy for me to feel inadequate. Too fat, too skinny, too […]

  • I don’t feel like it…

    A few Sundays ago I simply did not feel like going to church. Three months have passed since I had a car accident and I still felt governed by my back pain which was constant, annoying and gnawing at my soul. I felt a little depressed and frustrated that I wasn’t feeling better yet. I […]

  • The Church lady in the mirror…

    There is something going on. And it’s not good. In the past two weeks, I have had countless women bring up the topic of rejection from ‘church ladies’ until I seriously can no longer ignore it. Women from work, cashiers at stores, and—one crazy deal—a woman who remembered me from a retreat we both attended […]

  • A new beginning…

    Warning: References to adult content in this post Here is the beginning of a new life. My son was born in the spring and now Christmas is just around the corner.  Darren’s work didn’t pan out and we were in dire need of money. Even though I was reluctant to leave my young son at […]

  • My God will supply all my needs…

    “And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 ESV or “I can do all things through him (Christ) who gives me strength.” Phil 4:13 ESV. These two Bible verses are my lifelines. I repeat them, sometimes audibly and sometimes to myself, often and […]

  • The 4 steps to overcoming the ‘Ugly Duckling’ syndrome…

    We’ve all felt like the Ugly Duckling at some point in our lives. We look around at everyone else, and we conclude that we’re worthless. Absolutely worthless. But God didn’t create you or me, to feel like that. He didn’t create you and me to be the Ugly Duckling. No. He has a much better […]

  • No better moment…

    Many of you may now that I was in a car accident two months ago, that left me clinging tightly to God, but also left me with severe muscle damage and living with constant pain I have to humbly admit that I have a very low tolerance for pain, and so I walk around panicky […]