“Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family” (Proverbs 18:24). (The Message) It was unseasonably hot here in South Texas but my husband and I braved the high nineties temperature to play a round of golf at our favorite course. An old church friend’s home is on the course,…
“All your works will thank you, LORD, and your faithful followers will praise you.” (Psalm 145:10) Every once in a while, I reevaluate what I am doing in ministry, and before I began my eighth book manuscript, I asked God, “Am I supposed to be writing books?” I have been discouraged lately because of the…
I just spent almost a week on a ministry trip in my hometown of San Antonio, Texas. In between speaking events, I saw friends and family, and the first two days stayed with our old neighbors, who I still love and miss. But sometimes when we go back, we realize how far we’ve come. One…
I’m reading a book by Doug Pollock called God Space. It was a Mother’s Day gift from my kids and is about learning how to bring God into a conversation naturally; not through awkward ways. I don’t know about you but I want to avoid being labeled the “church lady.” Even though it’s out of…
It’s been almost twenty-five years since my mother passed away but I still think about her, and she’s a central part of my testimony. However, for many years, my mom was a big secret that I didn’t want anyone to know about because she struggled with mental illness. Shell-shocked by the sudden death of my…