Over a decade ago, I moved 900 miles away from my hometown in Kansas. Although I miss my family, I have enjoyed the anonymity I have gained since I left. However, I’ve always wondered why it was so hard for me reconnect with my family and friends when I returned home. It seemed like I would visit my hometown and everyone would see me as the little high school cheerleader I once was instead of the educated Christian woman I have worked so hard to become. It frustrated me. I always questioned why my family and friends would not take me seriously. Then one day I was reading the Bible and a ... Read the Post
God's Perfect Path
My husband and I were in total shock as we learned our two year old son was severely hearing impaired, and that a battery of medical tests were still needed. Immediately following the appointment, I dropped my son off at his daycare and went to fulfill a volunteer commitment I had previously agreed to. I was so confused. I wondered why I had chosen to leave my son after learning he is nearly deaf. Wouldn’t a normal mother in this situation want to hold and comfort her child instead of leave him behind, especially since I knew I could easily get out of my commitment with a simple phone call? ... Read the Post
Rewarded Obedience
I am a wife and working mother who spent nearly ten hours a week commuting to my job. During almost every prayer, I would ask God to open up a position closer to home. One evening during First Wednesday service at my church, God told me to “stay where you are.” I was devastated. How could God ask me to stay in a job that kept me from my family? I did not know the reason, but I conceded and stayed were I was. I quit asking God to move me and started asking him to use me. A short time later, I was sitting in church praying and an image flashed into my head. I was standing in a classroom where ... Read the Post
A Child of God
During my entire childhood, I longed to look like, act like, and be an adult. Finally, my chronological age supports that I am. I have a husband, two children, a wonderful career....I guess I have finally arrived. Now, I can work on having an adult relationship with God, Right? However, in one day, I found out that being an adult in the kingdom of God was not all that desirable. I had the pleasure of joining a group of godly women for a Christian conference. The women surrounding me were all women I respect in their personal and spiritual lives. From my vantage point all these women were so ... Read the Post