Struggling to Love (Again)

A few weeks ago, I attended a workshop to teach church leaders how to love the LGBT community. I was reminded when I avoid and condemn LGBT folks, I have no chance of sharing Christ’s love with them. I was reminded I do not need to approve of the choices of a...

I Don’t Know

Something I repeatedly ask God to help me do is the whole, “love one another” thing. I know I shouldlove people and I want to love them but honestly, if you drive slow in the fast lane, mess with my kids or look at me wrong, well as my friend Elle puts it, I struggle...

I Love You, But…

On this day of love, I will candidly share something I hope will help those of you who like me, love your husband, but struggle to like his wife. Although I love Jesus and speak and write about love, I can’t seem to control my tone when I talk to my husband. Yes, I...

Waiting for Test Results

 Most of you know I’m close to Christ because of my lifelong struggles with anxiety. Although He has freed me from so many of my fears, it’s something I still struggle with and the last three weeks have been no exception.Three weeks ago, the dermatologist told my...

I Can’t Do This Anymore

 “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”Martin Luther King Jr.Yesterday, every time I thought about Tuesday’s Kentucky school shooting, I cried. I cried because the children who were killed were my daughter’s age, 15. I cried...

Struggling to Love

When our Chinese student had been with us for only a short time, we realized he was…different. Unlike his Chinese peers, Joe was more into being social and popular than studying. He struggled to listen, follow rules and wake up on time. After my dad’s...
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