Published at Family Christian. I finish my spicy pickles, the juice now running unobstructed across my empty paper plate. I feel the...

Published at Family Christian. It wasn’t wrong. A hard thing happened to someone I cared for, and I jumped at the opportunity to help...

Published at Family Christian. In my house, Easter does not mean new dresses — it means the replenishment of khakis, as every year finds...

Published at Family Christian. I first tasted the lure of perfection in first grade at my tiny Christian school. At the end of the school...

Published at Family Christian. I’m blow-drying my hair, venting to Jesus (again) about the hurt that’s been haunting my heart for years...

Published at Family Christian. I light the green balsam-scented candle on my kitchen island, settle onto the stool at the counter with my...

Published at She Reads Truth, Giving Thanks Reading Plan. I admit, I’m a sucker for any reel or caption that starts with “learn the...

Published at She Reads Truth, Judges Reading Plan. In my soccer-loving family, one of our post-game rituals on the ride home is the...

Published at She Reads Truth, Romans Reading Plan. Back in my big hair days, one of the challenges of going to church camp was that we...

Published at She Reads Truth, Amos Reading Plan. There’s a quiet battle going on in my house. As my middle son inches toward standing at...

Published at (in)courage. It’s morning, so I unfold from my blankets and walk my still-pajama’d self down the stairs for coffee. On the...

Published at (in)courage. It was the oversized canvas beach bag with the red straps that finally forced me to admit it. My husband went...

Published by Rachael Adams in The Love Offering Series. It was on an out-and-about kind of day, filled with errands and meetings and...

Published by Twyla Dawn Franz in the Begin Within: A Gratitude Series. It’s been fifteen years since I learned that God doesn’t throw...

Published by Sarah K. Butterfield in the Out of Place series. Just weeks before high school started, we left a bustle-y, colorful South...

Published in the Anticipation issue of Fathom Mag. It stuck out, an anomaly. In the collection of toothpick-thin pine trees, one tree...

Published by Sarah Koontz for Living By Design. As winter drags its feet and the fluff on my slippers wears thin, I’m often tempted to...

Published in the Language issue of Fathom Mag. I was eight or nine, maybe ten. I remember the day, because a playdate outside the...

Published by Becky Beresford for the Brave Women Series. When I was in grade school, I counted the days in between visits to the roller...

Published at (in)courage. I was eleven when we moved from a rural town nestled in Amish Country, Pennsylvania with its roadside stands...