When Showing Up Isn’t the Same as Opening Up Scripture (NIV) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5 (NIV) Real-Life Confession Listen… sometimes we show up physically while our hearts are still sitting in the parking lot. We attend the meeting.We answer the text.We … Read more
Scripture (NIV)“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” — Proverbs 4:23 Real-Life ConfessionOkay… let’s be honest. Some days I don’t lose my energy — I hand it out. I answer the text I didn’t have capacity for. I sit in conversations that drain me. I let other people’s urgency … Read more
There are some days when the what-ifs about our families get a little too loud.You know — those moments when your heart does that silent panic like: “Wait… did I pray over them today?”“Is everyone okay?”“Lord, send angels, a hedge, a fence, and maybe a moat.” That protective instinct is real — and it’s holy.But … Read more
Some devotionals are written in peaceful morning light.Some come to you during worship.And then… there are the ones birthed out of pure passenger-seat survival. This story is the last one. Recently, my husband and I took a road trip. And listen — I love that man with my whole heart, but when he gets behind … Read more
Held When I Feel Wobbly Scripture “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”— Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) Real-Life Confession Listen… sometimes life hits so fast you don’t even get a … Read more