by carrie | Jun 30, 2020 | God's in Charge
Wow. 2020. The memes are endless about what’s happened this year, and so is the hate and shame. Oh, the giggles I shared with friends over the memes. Oh, the ugliness I continue to see over the hate. The judgment and condescension. And I’m not talking...
by carrie | Apr 7, 2020 | God's in Charge, Shadow of Death
One summer, I joined a group of ladies on a retreat at a beautiful camp not too far from my home. The weather was sunny, the food delicious, and the friends enjoyable. The camp provided several activities, including a rock wall that led to a short zip line. I have...
by carrie | Nov 12, 2019 | God's in Charge
You might have noticed that I have a problem with pithy sayings. Over the last couple of years, I’ve blasted through more than one (Click here to read what I think about “Follow your dreams!”) I get it. Really, I do. Short sayings are easy to...
by carrie | Jul 16, 2019 | God's in Charge, Growing Christlike
I gritted my teeth and held my tongue. I didn’t want to, you understand. I wanted to lash out at this man before me who was unleashing his anger upon me. I wanted to strike back in kind. I wanted to hurt him as he was hurting me. In that moment, I did something right....
by carrie | Jun 25, 2019 | Book Reviews, God's in Charge, Growing Christlike
I got married in the fall of 1996 with the traditional vows, a purposeful decision on my part. I wanted to say, “To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, honor, and cherish,...
by carrie | Apr 23, 2019 | God's in Charge
My kids are now twenty-one, twenty, and (two-weeks from) seventeen. All three are strong-willed in different ways, and we all experienced some tough years as we worked to mold them into God-fearing, high-functioning adults. As we’ve been in and around churches their...
