God is a Good Listener {31 Days}

Thanks for stopping by! This is Day 30 of my 2015 “31 Days Reflecting on God” series. Find the rest over here. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you answer me. Psalm 86:6-7 I love the Lord […]

So…What’s Up with You?

Sometimes life throws a curveball at you and there’s not much you can do about it. It’s spring now and in our home that means baseball. Opening day is a national holiday here. We even planned an awesomely fun cookout to celebrate this year. But we never had the cookout. A week before opening day, […]

Deeper Life: James – Day 1

Prayer God, here we go starting a new study of your word. These are YOUR WORDS. Please speak to me as I read. Open my eyes. Soften my heart. I need you, God, and I want to know you more. 1:1-4 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve […]

Looking for the Deeper Life

So maybe you don’t know God, but you’re curious about him. Or maybe you know him a little, but don’t know how to take the relationship farther. Maybe you’ve just fallen in love with him and feel like the sky’s the limit. Or maybe you’ve known him for ages but the excitement has died down […]

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, […]

Colorado Adventures {31 Days}

It took me two years to become certified to teach English as a second language. I tutored while at Emmaus but my biggest opportunity came the summer after my junior year. I traveled to Littleton, CO, where I spent the summer volunteer teaching an ESL class at a church there. I lived with a family […]

A Heart for the World {31 Days}

All my life I thought I might be a missionary someday. I visited a friend in Ireland when I was 18. At 19 I met a Kenyan believer who told me about the need in Kenya for women Bible teachers and I prayed a lot about going there. But Peru really won my heart when […]