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With time spent in the minor leagues and the major leagues, baseball has always been a big part of our story. My husband, Matt, played at Pepperdine University, where we met, and a few weeks after our first date, the Los Angeles Dodgers drafted him. Our relationship began, and so did his baseball career. I…

Have you done the college drop-off yet or are you anticipating moving your child into their dorm soon? If this is your last child to leave home, you may be experiencing excitement and fear as you navigate the empty nest—excitement for them as they fly off to a new adventure and fear for yourself as…

Sometimes we need to realign our requests with God’s will, not ours. In the book of Acts, a crippled beggar was placed at the temple gate called Beautiful every day to beg. Rather than give this outcast the money he asked for, Peter took his hand and healed him in the name of Jesus. (Acts…

  I don’t always clean the inside of my windows first. One of the things I love about our home is all of the large windows. They let tons of natural light in and offer a glorious view of green grass and tall trees. The downside of all this glass is that the windows get…

  When my daughter asked me to join her in the South of France, I was thrilled at the opportunity for a girls’ trip to the beautiful European coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. Since she had already traveled extensively in Europe and attended school for a year in Switzerland, I let her take the lead…

  COMPEL PRO SOCIAL MEDIA WINNER POST I often feel like building a platform is like trying to move a giant mountain that won’t budge. I’m not capable of moving mountains. I see Christian writers with their thousands of followers and think…I’m not sure I will EVER get there. And then I have to remind…

  Have you ever found yourself longing to be further along in your journey, striving for what hasn’t happened yet? In these situations, I’ve found that taking myself out of the running is the healthiest course of action. In a couple of months, I’ll attend the yearly She Speaks conference through Proverbs 31 Ministries. It’s…

Do you ever get into a rut and struggle with overcoming the Bible-reading blahs? Sometimes my time in the Word can feel as routine as running the dishwasher and as uninspiring as an ordinary weeknight meal. We want our moments with God to be rewarding and rich, but often they can feel stale and stagnant.…

  I had to shuffle through my big, messy photo bins to find this picture for my son’s upcoming wedding. Seeing the image of us on this day brought some emotion in that moment. Our wedding day almost didn’t happen. The first time my husband proposed, I said no. Harsh, I know. It wasn’t because…

  Have you wondered when your day will come? We often feel like the woman in the middle of others’ successes, with dreams fulfilled and prayers answered. Maybe you look and see things falling into place for people around you and think…when is the thing that I’m waiting for going to happen? When is my…