If you told me I’d be a minivan-driving mama of four when I first got married, I wouldn’t have believed you. I had no idea what lay ahead, and how my faith, becoming a mom, and driving a minivan would shape me. ...
What Do Christian Scientists Believe About the Blood of Jesus?
On my drive to and from work, I began listening to KLOVE, a national Christian radio station. Freshly exposed to Evangelical Christianity through my new role as the public relations manager of a major Christian website in 2001, I thought I was a Christian just the “graduate school” version, as ...
New Book, Write Your Journey, Helps People Write Their Stories
This past March, I went through the process of selling my 14-year old business, ChurchTechToday. It took a lot of focused energy and effort, but the payoff was huge. Over the summer, I had more time to write and enjoy my family. At the end of September, I celebrated the one-year anniversary of ...
Storm Clouds and Silver Linings {Sorrow Adjacent to Blessings}
I sat in the passenger seat of our rental car looking out the window as we made our way out of the mountains to the airport. "I don’t want to talk. I just want to listen to the radio and think,” I told my husband. I was emotionally triggered and couldn't quite find my way out of that place in ...
Leaving Christian Science Celebrates First Publishing Anniversary
It's hard to believe, but it's been one year since releasing Leaving Christian Science:10 Stories of New Faith in Jesus Christ into the world. So many good things have come out of the publishing of this book, even though it was very difficult on a personal level and continues to provide new and ...
10 Bible Verses About Trauma
It's hard to have trauma in your past that continually causes you pain, whether you've been through emotional trauma, physical trauma, or complex trauma. I've written about my own journey of experiencing trauma and finding the blessings within trials. It's no picnic, and sometimes I find myself ...