Monday Morning Truth: Only He Can Satisfy

Another Christmas season has come and gone, leaving untold mountains of shredded wrapping paper and discarded ribbon in all the nation’s landfills. Not that I don’t love giving presents. (And okay, maybe I kind of like getting them too!) But it hits me every year about this time that I probably can’t remember half of what I got the … Continue reading →

Not One of “Those” Girls

Some days you’re reminded of all the things you are not. Today’s been one of those days for me. I am painfully aware of all the ways that I’m not good enough and am disappointed in myself, all the ways I am frustrated with who I am and what I look like. It dawned on me today that … Continue reading →

What is Emotional Abuse?

I consider the moment that I realized I was actually being abused as a turning point in my life. Because you can’t change what you don’t recognize. I knew that a lot of what my husband said and did was wrong, and yet, I would not have said I was being abused. The first time … Continue reading →

Monday Morning Truth: God Can (and Does) Use Imperfect People – Part 2

Have you ever known someone who said they would like to come to church, but before they do, they need to get their life in order? Because I have.  And every time I hear this, I am awash with feelings of frustration and embarrassment. I mean, talk about getting it all wrong. We don’t clean … Continue reading →