I sat on my back porch and bawled as I read Kara's letter to Brittany. I have known many people with cancer. I have loved many people with cancer. Many of them have died. And it sucked. But there was beauty in each and every story. There was a purpose for their suffering (although I may not ever understand it this side of heaven). Kara Tippets writes, Suffering is not the absence of goodness, it is not the absence of beauty, but perhaps it can be the place where true beauty can be Continue Reading
He Uses the Ordinary {Day 20: 31 Days}
You know what I love about God? He uses ordinary people to bring Him glory. John 17:3- 4 says: Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. God used an ordinary girl to bring the Savior into the world. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) Glory Continue Reading
Finding Glory on the Hard Days {Day 19: 31 Days}
The stomach bug hit our house with a vengeance several weeks ago. I didn't dare add puke and poop to my gratitude list. The morning I was scheduled to speak at a women's event, I woke up to a toddler on the mend and a husband sick as a dog. What exactly am I thankful for today Lord? Where's the glory here? I was irritated with my husband. Seriously, it never fails that he catches the cooties from our toddler. And when he gets sick, it's bad - like on the bathroom floor, Continue Reading
Autumn Glories {Day 18: 31 Days}
Fall is the season I could live in forever. Psalm 72:19 says: Praise be to his glorious name forever; may the whole earth be filled with his glory. God's glory is never more apparent to me than when the leaves begin to change and a chill bites the air. The moment October is ushered in, I'm overcome with nostalgia. Saturday's spent at OU football games, trips to the pumpkin patch, friends and family gathered around the table for Thanksgiving. It's a feeling - deep in my soul - Continue Reading
Through the Eyes of A Child….(Day 17: 31 Days}
It's not always easy to be grateful when your days are a never ending cycle of dirty diapers and dishes. Motherhood is full of the mundane. There are many days we don't leave the house, let alone get out of our pajamas. But what I've learned this year as I've counted gifts one-by-one is that through the eyes of a child we find magic in the mundane. It was a Friday night and I was working on an editing project. I could hear Jackson playing in his room. The crashing and banging of trucks were Continue Reading