I love to read. I love to read more than I like to sleep. I love to read more than I like to eat. As they have my entire life, books allowed me to travel to new places, to meet new people, and to consider new ideas. What a joyContinue Reading
Jon Acuff is someone I’ve followed for a while. I admire his tenacity to just keep writing and speaking even when he hits different roadblocks. He’s a super funny guy and most of his humor is directed at things he has thought or done. Acuff is really gifted at puttingContinue Reading
When we adopted our son 8 years ago, I quickly realized that boys need different things from their parents than girls do. And my son is such an awesome kid…I want to do everything I can to point him to Jesus and the perfect purpose and plan that God hasContinue Reading
Jennie Allen is a writer that I’ve really appreciated for a few years now. Her previous book Get Out of Your Head was helpful and I blogged about it here. I am grateful that her writing points to Scripture as the answer for all of the questions, conflicts, and strugglesContinue Reading
“Grace never calls wrong right. Grace is a way of responding to wrong.” Paul David Tripp, p. 67 I’ve long been a fan of Paul David Tripp’s writing and really enjoyed his latest book Reactivity: How the Gospel Transforms our Actions and Reactions. As usual, Tripp simply points to ScriptureContinue Reading
Grateful for the truth of Christmas…yet another promise fulfilled by the only One who keeps all of His promises. Romans 8:31-32 [31] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? [32] He who did not spare his own Son butContinue Reading
“If you saw yourself as lovely, that would limit how loved you could feel. But love by its very nature is not dependent on the loveliness of the beloved. If you felt yourself to be lovely, you could feel loved to a degree, but you could not be astonished withContinue Reading
“Show them love, and they will listen to your words of wisdom.” Dr. Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers p. xvii “We have to be continually reminded of what we believe.” C.S. Lewis, p. xxv Grace allows you to see your daughter through God’s eyes and love herContinue Reading
A pastor friend of mine once told me there are just some things you cannot see through dry eyes. We tend to think we would see better if our eyes were dry and clear, but it is when we are broken, crumbled, and lost in desperate prayer that things makeContinue Reading
Super interesting read by @sarahhuckabeesanders. I always love reading stuff about the President and behind the scenes of history. This was a unique read because it was written from the perspective of a woman of faith, a wife, and a mom. She had to make some tough choices to stand herContinue Reading