“I can’t do this!” I spoke adamantly, sitting on the bed next to my half-packed suitcase and feeling completely overwhelmed. I was scheduled to leave early the next morning to speak at a women’s conference in another state, and it was the last thing in the world I felt up to. Between the challenges of raising four young children and my never-ending mountain of ministry tasks, I wondered why I had ever said yes to going in the first place.
Serving
A Heart of Welcome
Golden leaves, warm sweaters, and crisp air. There are few things I anticipate as much as the arrival of fall each year…
Backyard Mission Field
We’d been married for a few months and were busy making plans to gain medical training in order to head to the mission field as medical missionaries…
Ordinary Epic Living
In a rural cottage on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, two devout Christian sisters, Peggy and Christine Smith, were deeply burdened because of the widespread spiritual apathy among the young people in their community…
From Misery to Ministry
Am I useless? Will pain be my companion for life? Will I ever be able to live a normal life?
Loving Others Together
Loving people in intentional ways like this has become a bit more challenging since having children…