Spiritual growth should be normal for every Christian. The Bible is the living Word of God, and it nourishes us to grow in Christ.
I’ve always wanted to be pretty. My mom is pretty. My sister is pretty. And until the morning after third grade Open House, I thought maybe I was pretty, too. I arrived at my classroom still floating on air. Open House the night before had been glorious. Our classroom felt like a party. My classmates… Read More
According to the Bible, if I love God I’ll naturally want to obey Him. So why do I keep sinning? It was the day after a jam-packed week of Camp CeCe. I met with my sister to help stage my mom’s house so she could put it on the market. I was facing a… Read More
When it comes to biblical principles for success, God expects Christians to be as crafty and energetic about spiritual things as they are about money and material things. My car is seven years old and my husband is insisting I look for a new one. Since he travels out of town a lot, he’s hyper-vigilant… Read More
The Paris subway system is surprisingly safe, impeccably clean, and incredibly complex. When my daughter Lia and I visited the city several years ago, I didn’t even pretend to have the know-how to maneuver my way around. “Can’t find my way out of a paper bag” has pretty much described me my whole life. Lia,… Read More
Years ago I missed a huge red flag while my husband, daughter and I were checking in at the Houston airport. We were flying to Paris where my husband Mike had some business meetings. My teen-aged daughter and I were going along for a vacation. As we arrived at the airport, our airline suddenly experienced… Read More
I came close to saying no the first time someone asked me to teach a women’s Sunday School class. Although I had taught children and teenagers for years, I was absolutely terrified at the prospect of leading my own peers. What could I possibly tell them that they don’t already know? What if they think… Read More