Christian non-fiction, Living in Faith

Finding hope in dark places

Some days seem like all sunshine and roses. Other days … not so much. When you need a reminder of where our true hope is found, download the fall issue of Refresh magazine and read how hope shines in dark places (including my article, “Nightmare Prayers”).

Living in Faith, Scripture verses, What I've Learned Lately

We’re all a masterpiece — and a work in progress

You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress. That’s the message I saw on a meme a few weeks ago, and it stuck with me. The world expects “masterpiece” and can turn cruel when all they see in us is “work in progress.” How do we remind ourselves that despite our flaws and failures, we’re a masterpiece of God?

God sightings, Living in Faith, What I've Learned Lately

How God gets our attention through everyday things

God is always around us, but it can be easy to overlook Him when we’re busy with everyday life. Sometimes He’ll get our attention or teach us a lesson in the most unexpected places. He did that for me in the grocery store a few weeks ago. God taught me a lesson in the grocery… Continue reading How God gets our attention through everyday things

Living in Faith, Scripture verses

God remembers even the smallest things about us

As businesses attempt to get closer to how they were before spring 2020, many of us who have worked from home for a year or longer are returning to the workplace. My turn came the week of Sept. 13 when our department began going back to the office two days a week. It had been… Continue reading God remembers even the smallest things about us