When we realize we can stop being Jesus defenders, we can start being Jesus representatives .

Be patient. Do the best with what you know. When you know more, adjust the trajectory.

We have this one life to offer; there is no second chance.

A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves

The gospel will die in the toxic soil of self.

You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they will be a little bigger then they are today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today mama. It will be over before you know it.

Our stories affect one another whether we know it or not. Sometimes obedience isn't for us at all, but for another. We don't know how God holds the kingdom in balance or why he moves a chess piece at a crucial time; we might never see the results of his sovereignty [...] I might just be one shade of one color of one strand, but I'm a part of an elaborate tapestry that goes beyond my perception.