A Little Encouragement for Those Who Struggle with OCD From time to time, I meet friends who take the time to share their struggles with me. It’s amazing to hear about some of the issues, illnesses, and challenges that people are dealing with and fighting to overcome. A Story Recently, Read more…
How to Be More FINANCIALLY Healthy and Happy One of my favorite radio personalities is a man named Dave Ramsey. Maybe you’ve heard of him? He lives right up the road from me in Nashville, Tennessee, and heads up Ramsey Solutions. There’s a particular feature on Dave’s radio show that Read more…
How to Change the Way You Think He was a well-liked middle school teacher. When he received his homeroom list with names and IQ numbers, he got so excited. These kids were brilliant! He’d never had the gifted and talented kids before. This was going to be his best year Read more…
Five Ways to Grow in Your Faith Faith. It can be the cornerstone of your life and provide you with the guidance and comfort you need at tough times. However, developing a strong faith isn’t always easy. Instead, we need to work at it and trust the Word. If you Read more…
How to Turn Joshua 1:9 into Your Prayer of Courage Discouragement… It seems to be “going around” this week. From a little glum to down in the dumps, to out-right desperate, I’ve encountered them all this week. Earlier this week, as I walked into the locker room at my gym, a young Read more…
How to Count it All Joy (even in the difficult moments) Have you ever wanted to smack someone for something they said? Me too. In the space of forty-eight hours news came to me that a friend’s husband had been arrested, another friend and her husband had separated, and a Read more…
7 Ways to Pray for that One Who’s Drifted Away from God I had the chance to be involved in a couple of Christian parenting events recently. Much great information was shared, and lots of good discussions took place. It was a joy to be included in these events. However, Read more…
What to do When You’re Ready to Start Praying Powerful Prayers There’s something about prayer that gets people fired up. Maybe it’s the War Room movie. Maybe it’s the idea of creating a prayer room. Or, maybe it’s a deep desire of your heart to pray purposeful, meaningful prayers. People Read more…
Why Do We Pray (If God Already Knows Everything?) From the time they were very small, we taught our children to pray. We prayed at meals, at bedtime, and when a fire truck or an ambulance would go by. As far as our kids were concerned, prayer was as normal Read more…
Marks of a Christ-Centered Home Building a Christ-centered home is the goal for so many of us. And, while that might look different throughout the seasons of life and from home to home, there are a few common threads you should be able to find in God-honoring homes and families. Read more…
How to Make Philippians 4:13 Personal We are in the middle of a series, and we are so glad you have joined us. This series is all about personally praying the prayers and the beloved passages of the Bible. Each week, we will take a familiar passage or prayer from Read more…
How Do I Calm and Quiet My Heart? Because of the kindness of some generous friends, my husband and I have been able to enjoy some peaceful getaways to the Ozark Mountains each year. Typically, these trips involve great food, long walks, gorgeous lake views, hiking, and a whole lot Read more…