But It’s My Money…
The Loneliness Pandemic
Have you ever felt lonely? Recently even? For some, loneliness is an emotion they are all too familiar with. I’ve learned that having a loving family or strong support system doesn’t grant you immunity from loneliness. It’s a paradox that somehow we can simultaneously feel happiness, affection, love and loneliness.
If I Could Interview Mary Magdalene
Have you ever been asked, “If you could have a dinner party and invite one person from history—living or dead—who would it be? Mary Magdalene! Hers is the one name that ALWAYS hijacks my mind before the questioner even has time to finish asking. Outside of Jesus, I think she is the single most fascinating human who ever walked this earth.
Embracing Your Season
I just finished addressing my daughter's graduation announcements and am packing for her senior trip. Forty-six years of life has made me intimately aware of the seasons and how quickly they pass. At first, I found myself wishing seasons away, either because I didn’t have the emotional bandwidth to feel the feels, or I didn’t have the time to stop and be present. Thankfully, somewhere along the way, I realized I was wishing away precious time I could never get back.
Council Road’s Community Response to COVID-19
Pursuing Peace in a Panicking World
It’s amazing how quickly things can change. Just a few months ago, I had never heard of the COVID-19, yet today it has become a household threat. Honestly, I’ve never seen our nation so full of fear. With the presence of 24-hour information via social media and news sources, anxiety seems to be amping up at record speed.
Make Room for the Future
As she peered up at me, her little eyes unfocused and strained, I smiled. Her tiny fists pressed tightly to her chest as she adjusted to the intrusive, outside world I had known for some limited 25 years. My arms more than gathered her tiny body to my chest. My very own niece… miss Tobi Faye. My sister, Jess, had labored and waited for hours for this baby girl to come into the world, and had further more labored and waited for years to become a mom.
Remember: Women’s Legacies Past & Present
Amy Carmichael, unmarried her whole life, raised hundreds of children as her own. Sherri Hanzel, with five kids in tow, crossed oceans to spread the Gospel in a Muslim country. Gladys Aylward, with little to nothing on her back, led a village of children across communist lands to safety. Susannah Spurgeon, ill and unable to leave her own bed, began and managed a pastors’ resource ministry…