Shooting out of bed with holy fire, I emailed the founder and CEO of the publishing company. A few months prior we had chatted about a position that I wanted and she wanted me to fill, but I could not financially work out. I was certain there would not be enough to pay the bills….

“Oh Lord,” I prayed in earnest, heart lurching toward the vision. “I would love to work for you full time,” I cried aloud. But my mind could not see a way.   The thought had arisen from a meeting with a member of my book launch team-one who had taken his role as a prayer warrior…

“I am going on a solo birthday trip to the mountain resort to get my soul right with God again,” I announced to my husband the day before my birthday weekend. He just shook his head in agreement. He knew that I needed it, lest I lose altogether. In horror, he had witnessed my meltdown…

Can I tell you about an embarrassing moment I had with God on one of my Saturday morning bike rides? For nearly a month, I knew the answer for getting out of the seeking approval of man was to practice seeking God’s approval instead. I knew I should start capturing my approval-seeking thoughts, both “good”…

It was Dark Saturday, a perfectly fitting description for the status of my soul as I headed out on my mountain bike that lovely spring morning. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued past its first month in the U.S., my new role at work, finishing the book, and now rapid changes to our lifestyle, like my…

Filled with pleasure from the smell of the forest burning off morning dew in the rising sunshine, I reached down to the hip pocket of my biking backpack as I stopped at the end of the trail. Panic ensued as I realized my phone was missing. I had it not too long before this moment….