As a young girl, adults encouraged me by saying, “You can do anything!” That empowered me and strengthened me, but the words got twisted in my head and became “I can be everything!” I didn’t realize this simple truth: just because you can be anything doesn’t mean you should be everything. It took lots of […]

You and God patiently labored for years to lay a foundation in your child’s life. Trust that it is sound and safe. These are the days when you stand back and find out if the foundation is watertight. There will likely be some leaking, but not a flood. It doesn’t mean the standing back part […]

God has rehydrated my life so many times: my relationships, mental health, mothering struggles, job loss, grief, and my dry faith. When I come to him parched and desperate, he refills and rejuvenates. God, help me to come to you even when I’m not parched! May I drink from your well as a daily refreshment […]

This morning started long before this morning. It started last night as you slowed down and went to bed, ending one day so you could begin the next. Your days don’t exist apart from each other. They build upon each other, slowly creating a life. The way you end today affects the way you start […]

Stop living a small life! You have access to more strength, more passion, more goodness, and more mercy than you can fathom. You have all of heaven on your side! Surrender your nonexistence and your belief that what you do and who you are don’t matter. Your life isn’t small, and neither is your Savior! […]

No matter who you are, stand tall in the knowledge that God uniquely crafted you. Stop trying to be what you aren’t and fully become who you are: God’s creation, made to fully reflect His glory. Live up to His ideal for you instead of comparing yourself to someone else’s image of beauty. You weren’t […]

Today is your second chance. Whatever mistakes you made yesterday, whatever regrets you have, whatever shortcomings you’ve shown, they all disappear in the morning light because of God’s tender mercy and the forgiveness Jesus bought for you. Turn away from yesterday and toward today, releasing the past to Jesus so you can be truly free […]

It’s painful when hope dies, no matter what sort of hope you cling to. And I question and wonder, all along knowing He’s okay with me questioning and wondering. No matter what, I still trust because His track record with me is one of unflagging faithfulness. He always has my best in mind. The truth […]

When you’re grounded without the ability to fly, you scurry around trying to fix your wings and control the flight conditions. You’re sitting in despair, wondering how things got to be this way. Did you miss the warning signs? Did you go off course and ignore God’s leading? You beat yourself up for the decisions […]

Want to try a different sort of resolution for 2018? You may have read a daily devotional in the past: something like Daily Guideposts or maybe Jesus Calling. They’re books that lead you through an entire year’s worth of readings devoted to spending time with God or learning about the Bible. Would you please join […]