“For glory and for beauty”. This phrase is repeated multiple times in Exodus 28 as God instructs Moses in how the priestly garments are to be made. The tabernacle and its furnishings, the priestly garments, everything about God’s dwelling place was to be constructed from precious materials with craftsmanship, skill, intricacy, integrity, creativity, and beauty. … Read more
This is a guest post on my blog today by my friend Morgan Robertson. Morgan is a deep thinker with a stunning mind and a beautiful heart for God. She shared this concept with me the other day after she finished reading my Christian romantic suspense novel, Finding Freedom. I asked her to pen these profound … Read more
Join me over at MBCPathway – an article I wrote is front page today! This is a priceless (pun intended) story about how God miraculously saved the life of twin boys born at 27 weeks over 20 years ago and how He is using those boys and their parents to impact lives today. Priceless: … Read more
We were 20 weeks pregnant with our fourth baby. This was the momentous ultrasound, the moment we’d been waiting for, when we’d find out if our son would get his wish for a baby brother or if we would welcome a third beautiful baby girl into this world. With nervous anticipation, we sat in the … Read more
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel has always been my favorite Christmas song. Something about the haunting minor key and the pleading lyric captivates me (see the end of this post for a beautiful rendition of it by Sovereign Grace). This year, it’s been even more poignant. I’ve been struck by the realization that it’s not … Read more
At the church we went to for the better part of my childhood, every Sunday one of the elders would stand up and say a “family prayer” – lifting up the needs and requests of various church members corporately. Most of the time, the prayer was clearly pre-scripted and read. That drove. Me. Nuts. I … Read more
It feels like spring today. Finally. Here in Kansas City, we’ve not been ok, as the hilarious meme I saw last week relayed. It went something like this (I can’t find it now, of course, so this is my version)…”Check on your friends in Kansas City. We’re on day 792 of winter. The sun is … Read more
The past few days have been filled with weeping. Weeping at random, in the shower, while giving a school assignment to my daughter, while nursing my newborn at 2am. I’m not weeping because my husband was at a conference most of the weekend and I was physically exhausted from caring for 4 children. Nor because … Read more
The waiting and wondering are over. The anxieties over road conditions, getting to the hospital, and getting someone to the house quickly enough watch our kids are over. She’s here. First thing Monday morning, January 21, I went to my OBGYN for my belated 39-week appointment. Four days till due date day. As planned, my … Read more
I originally wrote this post on April 27, 2013, one week before my due date with our 2nd child. Today, I’m 38 weeks with our 4th child. And I need these reminders just as much today as I did 6 years ago. So, with minor revisions, here it is again. I’m preaching to myself, again. … Read more