Originally posted on 4/28/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/how-to-quit-trying-to-be-a-perfect-parent.html Deep down in the heart of many parents is a nagging feeling that they are messing up when it comes to raising their children. Most of us parents want to be the best parents Read more…
Originally posted on 4/17/20 at https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/steps-to-freedom-from-insecurity.html Insecurity. It’s that nagging sense deep in your soul that you just aren’t good enough. That there is something inherently wrong with you. That you aren’t worthy of love and acceptance. It’s painful and Read more…
“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Romans 8:11 Read more…
Originally posted on 4/2/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/is-fear-about-pandemic-a-sin.html The COVID-19 pandemic is eliciting a lot of different emotions and reactions for many people, and one of the most common is fear. Fear of catching the virus, fear of dying or having a Read more…
Originally posted on 3/24/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/deep-convictions-covid-19-can-instill-in-us.html The current COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented time in most of our lives. The rising death toll and the suggested (and some mandated) restrictions that attempt to limit the spread of this virus have Read more…
Originally posted on 3/12/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/family/marriage/encouragements-for-couples-waiting-on-god-to-conceive.html About 10 years ago, I found myself struggling as my husband and I went through a season where we were waiting on God to conceive our first child. During this time, I studied the Read more…
Originally posted on 2/26/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/spiritual-life/biblical-ways-to-deal-with-difficult-people.html As a Christian, God calls you to love your neighbor as yourself, but what do you do about those people in your life that are just so hard to love? Everyone has difficult people Read more…
Originally posted on 2/5/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/st-valentines-day/reasons-to-love-yourself-so-you-can-love-others.html Directly after the greatest commandment to love God with all our hearts, is Jesus’ charge to love others. The way in which Jesus tells us to actually love others, however, is often overlooked. Jesus Read more…
Emotions. Simply mentioning the word itself can invoke the very thing it describes. Chances are you’ve heard the saying “faith over feelings”, but have also read about Jesus’ intense emotions in the Bible. Because of this, it can be confusing Read more…
Originally posted on 1/16/2020 at https://www.crosswalk.com/special-coverage/happy-new-year/4-ways-to-view-your-struggles-as-blessings-in-the-new-year.html At each year’s end, I reflect by writing a list of my biggest struggles, as well as my biggest blessings from that year. Typically, the struggles that are on my list in one year, Read more…