No rain. That was the word that Elijah gave to King Ahab in 1 Kings 17:1. In fact, there ended up being a total of three and a half years of no rain. Living in the Carolinas over the past few years, I have been a part of very little rain and the repercussion of…
Over the last couple weeks as I have anticipated today, the last day of school, my prayer has been that my children will encounter God in a powerful way this summer; that He will invade their lives and they will know like never before. That they will know who He is. Some of that involves…
Yesterday I flew out to Colorado Springs to meet my new literary agent, Blythe Daniel. I am really excited! We seem like a great fit! (We didn’t have someone to take the picture for us!) This is outside my hotel window. What a view of Pike’s Peak. They just got snow on it this week….
Song of Solomon 1:5-6 (New Living Translation) I am dark but beautiful, O women of Jerusalemβ dark as the tents of Kedar, dark as the curtains of Solomonβs tents. Donβt stare at me because I am darkβ the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for…
Proverbs 17:9 “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven. The wording in this verse struck me oddly. Isn’t forgiveness given when someone has sinned or done something against you? Why would forgiveness apply to a fault? I guess I needed…
I couldn’t believe it. It felt just like I was back in high school. The name was “Jesus Freck”. Now, the teasing looked a little bit different, but the intent to hurt was still the same. “Her biggest problem is that she probably gets up each morning and prays to be a perfect mom.” Ouch!…