Wholehearted Lent
Tradition has a way of forming us. I didn't come from a tradition that focused on or even defined Lent. Growing up, I remember our neighbors coming home on Ash Wednesday with crosses on their foreheads and wondering what that meant. These same neighbors went to a...
Come Out of Hiding
Recently I found myself sitting in a meeting unsure of what to expect. I had been nervous for the weeks leading up to the meeting because I honestly had no idea what was on the agenda. And so, I did what any normal person would do. I thought through several different...
What Breaks and What Holds
Note: Originally posted April 24, 2017. You can also find a slightly longer version in Threadbare Prayer on pages 151-155. __________________________ My youngest daughter dropped my iPad just before I hurried out the door to go to church. With huge tears streaming...
The Whole Story
Being a good Christian girl has not been a problem for me. What I mean by that is that I haven’t struggled with wild things or been particularly unruly. Ever. It just isn’t who I am. I like rules. I like to know what is expected of me. I want to know the right way to...
The Beginning of a Wholehearted Journey
This year I’ve started a wholehearted journey. And already, just a few weeks in, it has been rather unexpected. I don’t know about you, but over the past couple of years, I can’t say that I have been 100% engaged or committed to anything. It isn’t that I haven’t...
A Few of My Favorite Things all In One Place
I have wanted to do this for such a long time! But I have finally started building my own Amazon Store to put all the links and things I am loving! It is growing slowly, but if you want to start window-shopping you are always welcome! Just click here. As always, when...
Because He Bends Down To Listen, I Will Pray
Why Wouldn't We Pray? Psalm 116:2 has become the theme to my Threadbare Prayer Journey. "Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!" Psalm 116:2 I can't help but smile when I think about it. I found it about 13 years ago when my good...
God Sent the Mender: A Christmas Threadbare Devotional
I wrote Threadbare Prayer in December 2019. And as I sat in various Starbucks and Panera breads all over town writing and listening to Christmas music, God pressed on my heart to include a Christmas Threadbare Prayer in this pocket prayer book. And so, I tucked a...
Humility in Daily Life
A couple of weeks ago I started reading a book by Andrew Murray called Humility: The Beauty of Holiness. As is generally the case when I study something, God gives me grace-filled opportunities to learn in daily life how to apply it. Case in point. I recently dumped...
1 Year of Threadbare Prayer
Can you believe it? Threadbare Prayer released 1 year ago today. And, honestly I have you to thank. This book moved from my own threadbare heart to this blog first. Remember? You asked for more. Which gave me a push to send it to my agent. She happened to have a...
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