let’s grow together

Growing things can be really hard.
Especially when the thing you’re hoping to grow… is you. What if someone could send you a weekly dose of encouragement that kept you asking yourself the right questions that help you keep moving forward in life, with faith? That’s exactly what I like to do, every week.
Sign up below for my weekly email, and week after week I’ll encourage you with a funny story, a simple thought, and a powerful Scripture, each chosen to make you smile, take a deep breath, and maybe take one step closer to Jesus.
I hope you’ll join me on the journey. I’m glad you’re here.
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How Arabella and I Made a Beautiful Altar
You know how they built altars in the Old Testament to commemorate and remember significant moments in the stories of their lives? I kind of feel like my eldest daughter and I have one now, and I'm ridiculously grateful. As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel...
How to Fight the Mental Swirl Parties
Sometimes, when I try to look too far into the future and I can't see what's coming next, I can get anxious. (The example of having a kid with an MRI scheduled for next month comes to mind...) I get into these anxious circles of trying to decide what I'll decide to...
Part Homeschool Mom, Part Screech Owl
It was a rough morning at the Collie house. I was frustrated. I felt like I was raising my voice too often, and I felt like I was goading everyone to do every. single. thing. they needed to do. When I asked a-kid-who-shall-remain-nameless to do a tiny twenty second...