April Showers Bring May Flowers

Written by: | April 4, 2016

I’m a firm believer that embracing the messy, challenging moments of life is vital to becoming a disciple, or a learner, of Jesus. The saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers.” We love the beauty of the flowers, but do we really love the dirtiness that comes with the...
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Tackling the Scary Moments of Motherhood

Written by: | March 2, 2015

I remember snippets of that day. I had a nagging feeling that I should relocate my pill minder to a higher shelf, but I didn’t do it. I was in the bathroom with a stomach bug when my then-5-year-old came screaming up the stairs. “MOM! MOM! MOM! MOM! MOM!...
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Seeing Good in the Hard Times

Written by: | November 18, 2014

  God promises in Romans 8:28 to work all things together for good for those who love Him. That is a promise I hang onto when things get hard in my life.  Big problems, little problems, seemingly insurmountable problems….we are never far from something that has the potential to make...
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Trusting God In The Midst of Scary Circumstances

Written by: | October 9, 2014

Two years ago I was in Uganda on a photo assignment. We were in Northern Uganda on the Sudan border in villages that looked like your stereotypical Africa with mud huts and thatched roofs. I live in Africa, so I’m used to being around those beautiful brown-skinned children. It...
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