Hello, Reader Community! My updates are few and far between, so now I have a TON to update you about! I have been busy. Not only with homeschooling, managing winter illness, and trying out pierced ears for the first time in my three decades of living (a failed experiment)—but I have been working hard to re-release the second edition of The Better Thing ! There are two major changes with this second edition. The first? A new cover design! I have been working with a colleague,

Photo by Samuel McGarrigle  on Unsplash Lent is upon us, and I have something to tell you. I recently posted on Instagram about idolatry and my own struggle with addiction, which came upon me while I was writing about Alyssa’s struggles in The Better Thing . I was hesitant to be specific because I knew some of my followers may think poorly of me, and others may laugh and think it’s not a big deal. But I must decrease, that He may increase (John 3:30). And hope that someone ca

The biblical mandate to pray about EVERYTHING is not an optional suggestion. Here's what happened when I thought some decisions weren't big enough to pray about. Fifteen years later, I'm still dealing with three major consequences.