Secrets Mothers Keep: On Roots & Wings

Secrets Mothers Keep: On Roots & Wings

I originally published this last year as my first child prepared to go off to college. Apparently it struck a chord with many momma's of the "cap-and-gown set" as it was my most shared and commented post. So I offer it again for the Class of 2016's mothers: When I was pregnant I remember being astounded by the secrets the women in my [...]

Woman’s Work

Woman’s Work

Today is Mother's Day; it's the day we celebrate, remember, thank and love our mothers, mother-in-laws, aunts, grandmothers and the other women who helped shape who we are and who we are becoming. From Biblical times through today God consistently uses women to lead His children home. So today's post is offered in gratitude for the gifts [...]

Perseverance in Suffering

Perseverance in Suffering

Has any time or season of suffering caused you to question or doubt God? When this question was raised in my Bible study group it elicited powerful responses, stories of Cancer. Addiction. Murder. Depression. Suicide. Death. Rejection. Pain. Sadness. My group is a pretty typical cross-section of American women who seem to have suffered extraordinary pain, but is such adversity really [...]