(I’ve been mentored by Ann Voskamp for the past four years. We’ve never met, yet through the power of the written word and the internet’s magic, I sit on a regular basis at the feet of this humble and wise soul. She gifted the world with another book and I have a story I can’t… Continue reading Dear Ann, (A Letter to my Spiritual Mentor)
One of my favorite road trips starts at my driveway and loops down through the wheat fields and back roads of northern Oklahoma to the homes of my two grandmothers. They each celebrated their 91st birthday in June. These two women have been a constant in my life for five decades. I don’t take for… Continue reading 4 Lessons From My 91 Year Old Grandmothers
Exactly 10 years ago, Abby and I dropped our youngest off at kindergarten on the same day at the same school, in classrooms side by side. With a stomach full of all the feelings, we said goodbye, then drove straight to Bob’s Grill to cover up those feelings with the biggest plate of goodness you… Continue reading Fresh Prayer, Fresh Peace
So the past couple months I’ve been doing laundry with God and as you may know, laundry and I have a hate/hate relationship. I recently realized there was a growing mountain of mental laundry in my brain and heart. It accumulated rapidly and was actually starting to stink. God said we can come to him with… Continue reading Doing Laundry with God
Sheesh, its noisy right now. There’s a whole lot of people talking about a whole lot of things, right? And the word love is being tossed around like the cure for everything. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. This verse has been stuck in my craw all summer. It’s… Continue reading Love in Earnest
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