I wanted fame. Sometimes I still do. My first dream of the spotlight was wanting to be an actress. Oh, how I wanted to star in some heart-rending movie! I lingered on the thought, planning my strategies and begging God to let me act. As I got older, that dream faded, only to be replaced […]
I once knew a girl who said she loved God. She called herself a Christian and even went to church every Sunday. But the rest of her week was full of activities, school, sports, friends, and just plain busyness. She occasionally read her Bible…but mostly because it was the “right” thing to do. She attended […]
It was a hot, Texas day about eight summers ago when I had a huge revelation about guys. I was with my team of twelve, six guys and six girls, preparing for a national sporting competition. After one of our many practices under the boiling sun, our coach suggested that we take turns offering up […]
Every morning after my yawning, stretching, and rubbing of the eyes, I hop out of bed to see the carefully painted wood sign sitting atop my dresser. “It is well with my soul.” Those words to the familiar hymn stare back at me. As I read those piercing words, I feel a little tug at […]
I was driving down the highway. Music off. Brain on. Thinking about my life. With talk of Valentine’s in the air, my thoughts drifted toward my future. The simple idea of my future husband being alive and breathing made me excited. Wow! My future husband is alive, breathing, and living life. That’s cool. And then […]
I was at a major league baseball game recently with my grandparents when the strangest thing happened. As the game reached the ninth inning, an entire flock of teen and college age girls began swarming towards my section. They quickly formed a line right across the aisle from where I was sitting. Apparently they were lining […]
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