A Living Faith – Deeper Life: James – Day 11

Prayer For 10 days of this study I’ve been sharing different things I do when I spend time with God. Think back through them and begin your time today with one of them or by just talking to God. Scripture James 2:20-26 But would you like evidence, you empty fellow, that faith without works is […]

Deeper Life: James – Day 3

Prayer Hello, God! It has been a rough day and I am just asking you to quiet my mind and heart. Please help me to focus as I spend time with you. I want to see you in your word today. I love you. I need you. Thanks.  James 1:9-12 Now the believer of humble […]

Deeper Life: James – Day 2

Prayer God, thank you for meeting me here today. You have given me so much! This mug of coffee, ten minutes of peace and quiet, the dishwasher running in the kitchen. Show me what you want me to see in your word today. What are you saying to me through James’ letter? I want to […]

Two Babies, Two Stories {31 Days}

I have two beautiful children. As the oldest of 9 in my family, I was familiar with pregnancy and childbirth. However, I would often worry when my mom was pregnant that something would happen to her or baby. So when I was expecting our son, that fear reared its head and I struggled with the […]

Waiting and Praying {31 Days}

God called me to spend my summer in Colorado praying for Nate, specifically for an open door for us to pursue a deeper relationship. I learned some valuable lessons on prayer through that Sometimes Christians believe that the Bible says God will unconditionally give us whatever we pray for. As I learned more about prayer, […]

Beauty of Being Home {31 Days}

You can take a girl out of Kansas, but you can’t take Kansas out of the girl. When I moved to Iowa, I got digs all the time about how boring Kansas was. I got all worked up about it, which made the digs worse. I’m done getting worked up about it now, but I […]

Summer Camp Stories {31 Days}

God used a summer camp called Sooner Bible Camp so much in my life. That’s where you could find me every summer at the beginning of June from fourth through twelfth grade. As we’d drive down to the camp in Oklahoma, we’d be bouncing up and down in the van watching through the trees for […]

Living Faith in the Face of Death {31 Days}

Before I turned 14 death wasn’t very real to me. But that changed. I loved playing basketball on a homeschool team. I built so many friendships. There weren’t many Kansas teams, so we traveled far to play each other often. Many families involved followed Christ, so we became a close-knit community. My freshman year our […]