Dear Teri, I was thinking about the day they let you bring that eight-pound wad of beautiful baby girl home. You and Scott fought that morning, remember? You were upset because you had to wear maternity clothes home. He said you were beautiful and that it was time to go. You cried. You didn't really know why you were crying but you just couldn't stop. Every nerve ending tingled with more emotion than you could name. Every synapse in your brain was firing a thousand thoughts of fear and ... [Read More]
{Joy Day 7} To Live Is Christ
As it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose, I cannot tell. Philippians 1:20-22, emphasis added We've all said it, "The Lord is my top priority." We mean it, we really do. We know that our relationship with Christ is ... [Read More]
{Joy Day 5} More Bold to Speak
{I'm very excited to share that Joyful Journey: 28 Days in Philippians is now available for the Kindle and Kindle apps.} I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become more confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. Philippians ... [Read More]
When Fear Immobilizes You
When you start to feel afraid, affirm your trust in Me. ~ Sarah Young, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence What are you afraid of? What haunts your thoughts and drags your dreams through the muck and mire? What immobilizes you? Lately I've been caught, trapped, by my fears, my insecurities. What if the people at this new church don't like me? What if my next ebook is a flop? What if my blog withers up? What if my writing is bad? What if ... And so the cycle goes. The ... [Read More]
Learning to Trust God
"You need to understand that this is a life-threatening illness." "I'm sorry but removing the spleen has not brought the result we hoped." "There have been two bleeds on the brain." "Get a room in ICU. STAT!" "We'll know more in the next six hours." "He is on life support. The situation is very serious." Learning to Trust God Those are just a few words from doctors now etched into my heart and mind. In May 2004, my husband Scott was diagnosed with ITP, an auto-immune blood disorder. His ... [Read More]
