For several days, I’ve been trying to come up with words to explain how much I love and appreciate the heroes in my life. But today, I’ve decided that less, is more. So, I’d like to simply say Thank You and I Love You to my heroes… Ronnie Boos, USMC (above right) Daphine Davis, USAF [...]

God’s up to somethin’ these days… Of course, that’s always true, but I’ve especially noticed it since my thirty-second birthday back in January. Right around that time, the Holy Spirit started nudging me to do a series for women only—exposing lies and wounds, while also providing a sanctuary where discussion and healing could happen. On [...]

Every time I go into the mission field, whether it’s to Mexico, Honduras, Argentina, Africa… I leave a piece of my heart there when I leave. And I bring a piece of them home with me. Like these fellas in the picture above—Pedro and Andres. Pedro & Andres are the pastors in charge of our [...]

The Christian Atheist – Chapter 2 Discussion Today, we’re discussing the second chapter of Craig Groeschel’s The Christian Atheist. Today’s discussion is being led by Jason at Connecting to Impact. For his thoughts and for further discussion, please visit his site. When You Believe in God but Are Ashamed of Your Past Chapter 2 hit [...]

Something I learned a long time ago is that for whatever reason, my missions-related posts get the least views and the least comments of any posts I publish. But something that you, as my readers, need to know is that they are the most passionate posts of any that I write. And one of the [...]

It’s Friday! That means it’s time for another GUYS ONLY post and today’s special guest blogger is my sweet friend, Jason Stasyszen. Yep, that’s the same sweet Jason that co-facilitates the Wednesday book discussions with me. You can visit his site, Connecting to Impact, for more of his insightful writing, but for today, I’m glad [...]

I started out as such a sweet girl. A good student. Eager to learn and to please my teachers. I’m sure that more than once, I was called the Teacher’s Pet. Throughout high school, even when I was going through my small fits of rebellion, I managed to keep it away from the school house. [...]

The Christian Atheist, Part 1 Today, we (my sweet friend, Jason and I—and hopefully you!) are beginning our discussion about Craig Groeschel’s book, The Christian Atheist. If you haven’t read the book, we hope you’ll consider purchasing a copy and reading along. But this discussion is open to EVERYONE, regardless of whether you’ve read the [...]

I was probably eight years old the first time I heard the story of Starr Daily. Eight years old. When Starr was eight years old, he stood in front of his class to recite an assignment. The sad little boy had no mother at home—she had died when he was born. And that day, when [...]

When I was a little bitty girl, my biggest fear was thunderstorms. I was a night-light-using crybaby anyhow, but if a night came that thunder rolled in the distance or lightning flickered through the curtains, my little heart would begin to pound and the fear would bubble and burn in my little belly. I would [...]