“My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 MSG
Ever try to divide your time and attention evenly and fairly among family, friends, deadlines, expectations, work demands and church obligations? Life gets difficult real fast. But you can manage it, and you can […]

“And I will teach you the way that is good and right.” 1 Samuel 12:20-24
Both of our children, Megan and Zach, played sports growing up. Whether it is sports, music, or ballet, every Mom knows the value of a good coach. And every Mom and Dad in the world knows the impact of […]

“I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.” Jeremiah 29.11 MSG
God has a plan for your life. Yes—your life and mine. The tragedy is that we often are too busy—too preoccupied—to hear Him or see His work in our […]

“God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love—like Christ in everything.” Ephesians 4:15 MSG
As a teen, I couldn’t wait to grow up and go to college. Growing up and growing older seem like such easy things to do when you’re young. Ask any child and […]

“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”
2 Peter 3:18
We are to grow in grace and in the knowledge of Jesus Christ. If we keep our lives focused on those two things, we will continually walk close to […]

“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Glittering tiara. Yards of pink toile. Layered, full-length skirt. An ordinary girl transformed into a dream princess. What we wear can certainly change our attitude about ourselves. Dress us up and we feel and act like a princess. Throw […]

“The Lord said, ‘I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering.’” Exodus 3:7
One of my favorite passages comes out of the Old Testament book of Exodus. God loves Israel like He loves each […]

“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22
Most of us have sat in front of the television with a pint of Ben & Jerry’s® ice cream while watching a “little” workout video (don’t you just love them). Later, as we pass the mirror, we wonder […]

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV
A tarnished past becomes a shining future. Nightmares turned into dreams come true. Maids transformed into Cinderellas. Ugly ducklings into swans. A frog becomes a prince. Childhood fairytales—but they don’t […]

“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 NIV
Change is inevitable. Many times it feels like life transitions are the only constant.
Solomon reminds us that life continues to march on through a series of inevitable […]