Letting go of the if onlys leaves room for us to read the grace of God between the lines.
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The Mystery of Fireflies and Faithful Friends

Fireflies and faithful friends? Don’t you love them? We watch and wait for them every summer. For me, fireflies and friends go together like barbeques, campfires, and boat rides around winding lakes that never seem
Read moreWait for the Lord Because He is Still in Control

by Norma Gail Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord and take heart because God is at work in our world. Hope may run
Read moreWhen God is all You Need

It sounds a little too spiritual, if you ask me. Like a white-bearded guru sitting cross-legged on a mountaintop basking in nothing but the company of God: You never know that God is all you
Read moreComing After Me

Anyone living in my region has probably noticed the freak snowstorms we’ve had three of the last four Wednesdays. I’m pretty sure it’s my fault. Let me explain. The other day I was listening to
Read moreIn All Things

I may have bitten off more than I can chew and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. While I believe the abundance of my favorite season’s harvest means more than picking apples in North Carolina, baking
Read moreWhy God Never Calls for an Emergency Meeting in Heaven

“There’s never an emergency meeting in heaven.” I glanced at the clock in the hospital’s surgical waiting room. My heart raced faster than the second hand ticking. My daughter, Megan, needed a cyst removed from
Read moreEncountering God’s Faithfulness on the Side of a Mountain

In my recently released book, Pauses for the Vacationing Soul: A Sensory-Based Devotional Guide for the Mountains, I share a snippet of a story about my wedding that took place on the side of a
Read moreFinding God Faithful in Every Season

“For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1). I have a love/hate relationship with spring in Louisiana. I love how the sky seems more blue and the grass
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