APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  As I faced Brian in my white wedding dress, my eyes were locked on his. Holding on to each other's newly-ringed hands, we listened as his grandparents read 1 Corinthians 13 from their tattered Bible. At...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I've always been a bit of a hopeless romantic, an endearing believer in happily ever after. Perhaps it stems back to Disney movies about princesses who marry a prince charming riding in on his white horse....

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I remember attending a women of joy conference where Dave Ramsey and his daughter Rachel Ramsey Cruz delivered a keynote address on parenting. Dave talked about learning to trust your child as you gain...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When my daughter Kate was in preschool, she gave my husband Brian a father's day gift we still treasure. The heart shaped paper cut out prompted her to fill in the blanks about what she loved about her...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I left the party with a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. The next day I was still convicted about the previous night's activities. I hate conflict and am a peacemaker by nature. It was wildly out of...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I surveyed the lamplit room of middle and high school age girls deep in thought. The glow made them look so beautiful, but I could see the hurt in their eyes even with the dim lighting. During this night...