So, by now, you’re probably wondering about the blog marathon I’ve been on. I feel like the “Mad Hatter”, only I’m the Mad Blogger. Not...

If you’ve ever been sexually abused, you may find yourself struggling with the long-term and crippling effects of it. It took me years to...

At an early age, I'd been seared by the hot iron of Rejection, and no matter how many times I put my thoughts through the spin cycle, the...

When I was five, Mother pointed to a tiny cluster of stars, and said, “There’s the Little Dipper.” She shifted her finger slightly, and...

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then do that. Because what the world needs is people who have...

I Timothy 2:11-15 & I Corinthians 14:34-35“What just happened?” These were the words a man asked my husband one Sunday after I preached....

When I was in the eleventh grade, I was elected by the history department to represent Lawrence high school at Dirigo Girls State. A...

Drum roll please… The World's Worst Mother award goes to Francine Westgate!" Let me first begin by rewinding a tad. Last night, Ethan, my...

God's Not Mad at Me: things I've learned about sex, God, shame, and church. In the book Grace Eventually, Anne Lamott writes, “Grace...

Last week, after posting the blog God’s Not Mad at Me, I received an email from a Conqueror. The email was deeply moving and courageously...

Fear incarcerates, restrains, overpowers, and paralyzes the mind. It works its way into the human spirit and replaces freedom, joy, and...

There’s a guy across the way. I sip my coffee with quiet poise, and watch him. He has his phone in his hand, his heads down, and his...

What if God isn’t impressed with Honk if You Love Jesus bumper stickers, or Christian T-Shirts, or necklaces with big shiny crosses, or...

“Faith is stepping out into the unknown with nothing to guide us but a hand just beyond our grasp” – Frederick Buechner. When I was...

This is my eighth-grade year book picture…after I scribbled me out. There was a time when I hated everything about myself. In 1987, “I...

When I was a child, I dreamed of living in a mansion with marble pillars, large terraces, and spiral staircases, but I would have settled...

Have you ever felt anxious when asked a question? You know, the kind of anxious that puts a knot in your stomach and a lump in your...

She wasn't the perfect mother, and I wasn't the perfect daughter, but our negatives balanced each other out. Growing up, we were very...

A few months back, I tapped my fingers and stared at the dark clouds through the window. At 5:00 P.M., I descended the staircase with my...

The story is told of a boy who heard the circus was coming to town and wanted to go, whose father couldn’t afford the tickets. So, as a...