Clarify Your Calling – Week 4

Clarify Your Calling – Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of Clarify Your Calling! I’m so glad you are here! If you missed the other posts in this series you can find them here: Week 1: You Are Called Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan Week 3: The Next Step I tucked my legs beneath the wooden school desk and crossed my ankles as the teacher announced our grades in front of the entire class. I loved school, but something about this part made me squirm. Knowing I would get a good grade, but not the best grade made me question if I

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Clarify Your Calling – Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of Clarify Your Calling! If you are just now joining us check out the other posts in this series: Week 1: God Is Calling You Week 2: Don’t Pursue Your Passion, Pursue God’s Plan It’s easy to get my heart fixed on a goal, a desire…a big dream. I plan, prepare, learn, and do all I can to reach the destination of the ultimate place of success. For me, it’s a desire to help people who hurt – the ones who feel like they don’t have a place to voice their pain. It’s to embrace the

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Clarify Your Calling – Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of Clarify Your Calling! Have you ever felt like God is telling you to do something big for Him, yet you feel unqualified and inadequate to complete the task? As I struggle with my own call as a writer, I often think, “I’m not cut out for this”. If I had a degree in journalism, knew every grammar rule including the ones that I can’t pronounce, and could throw together a piece of writing without dependence on God’s strength, wisdom, and clarity, I would be doing everything in my own power. Without God, it’s not a

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Clarify Your Calling – Week 1

I was a little girl when I first heard God call me by name. It wasn’t an audible voice, but it was a heart thumping conviction that consumed my mind until I had to kneel and confess my need for a Savior. No matter the age, when God calls His child, it’s a unique experience for the one who is called. I can’t tell you exactly how it happened, or precisely how it felt. I can’t describe the words that entered my mind or the way I was compelled to surrender. But I can tell you this – Jesus called

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When Life is Changing

When Life is Changing

The wood beneath my feet was unfamiliar and the length between each step was new. Hoping not to wake the children, I tiptoed carefully listening for how the house might creak. I reached the final step and made my way to the living room. There was a familiar comfort of the furniture that had been with me for the past ten years. I sunk down deep into my cold brown leather chair and took a deep breath. I looked around and embraced the new and unfamiliar. Seasons come and seasons go. It seems easy when we consider seasons in terms

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10 Things Every Wife Needs to Hear From Her Husband

Life isn’t always like the movies. Even the best relationships have their down days. This list is for you to share with your spouse. I know it might sound strange to give your husband a list of things you want him to say to you, but sometimes husbands wish they knew what their wife wanted them to say. Have you ever looked at your husband and wished he would say something sweet, kind, or at least say something at all? Rather than expecting your husband to sift through the signals of what you are really trying to say, try saying

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