APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  While I watched stretch marks creep across my belly, people watched O.J. Simpson race across Southern California. The news included the words "Ethnic cleansing" and "genocide" and the images to prove it,...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  When my daughter was just over a year old, we visited my parents at their house out in the country. I sat back on the porch and watched my parents blow bubbles with my little girl. Instead of watching for...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  As I write, what used to be a house full of children feels a bit quiet. Our children are all busy pursuing their own lives, and while we're so happy to watch them soar, I can't lie, my mama heart is...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  The tension in the gym that evening was palpable. The junior varsity basketball game had been chippy the entire four quarters, and the score reflected two teams who had worked hard, neither of whom wanted...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  “I love you, Mom” she said as she exited the car every morning as I dropped her off at her high school. Then she turned 16 and began driving herself to and from school. I'd be lying if I didn't say I...

APPLE PODCASTS    †     SPOTIFY  I finally met Jesus over a pasta dinner in a Victorian church with bare brick walls, minutes from Buckingham Palace. My life trajectory changed instantly, knowing without a shadow of a doubt I was loved,...