Have you ever had God ask you to do something, and you told Him you absolutely, positively COULD NOT do that thing? I have. Well, not in those exact words. I was much more discreet about it, of course. (Because we don't come right out and say "no" to the Creator of...

We've all heard it said, "When God closes a door, He always opens a window." It's true, but it doesn't change the fact that sometimes that closed door can rip your heart out. The dashed dreams lying in pieces on the floor can feel like your whole world has ended. And...

  Much of what I write about the ten kiddos in my daycare shows their funny, imaginative, creative side. But they occasionally (ok, more than occasionally) show their ornery side as well. (Shocker, I know!) One day last week I was cleaning up the kitchen from the...

"Heal the wound, but leave the scar, a reminder of how merciful You are." The first time I heard these words sung, they rubbed me the wrong way. Actually, it went deeper than mere annoyance. I didn't like them at all. They cracked open the broken places of my heart...