If asked, many people will say, "Sure, I believe in God." The problem is they don't believe Him. What's the difference, you ask? Well, believing in God is acknowledging his existence, but believing him is so much more. It's taking him at his word. One of my favorite Bible studies is Believing God by Beth Moore, and I always try to remember the five things that study ...
Motherhood
You are not #1
It's something I hear (or see posted on Facebook) almost every day: "My kids are the most important thing to me." And, I get it. Our kids are so important. The impact becoming parents has on our lives is immeasurable. Everything changes as soon as we see that sonogram or perceive that faint pink line. We stop drinking coffee, for heaven's sake, and swallow horse pills that ...
The Difference Between Feeling and Being
Feelings are strong. They affect how we see the world and how we react to the people in it, but there's something you should know. Feelings are not always the same as facts. They're easier to believe sometimes though, like when we're lonely or afraid, and we begin to mistake the ebb of our emotions for something more solid. Like truth...because feelings don't change ...
Joy is a choice.
I hesitate to write this post for fear someone might happen across it and feel any amount of condemnation so I have to start by saying: DON'T! I have stared blank-faced into the abyss of deep depression, and those experiences have only made me more convinced that the only way through them is up. I survived by looking up and being lifted up. So, please know that this choosing joy is ...