Faith don't come in a bushel basket, Missy. It come one step at a time. Decide to trust Him for one little thing today, and before you know it, you find out He's so trustworthy you be putting your whole life in His hands.

Smooth seas don't produce skillful sailors.

The journey has been a parody of my life recently: rushing, waiting, wandering, feeling lost and losing sleep, wondering if I'm getting anywhere.

So often I have felt alone in my journey, yet I've been afraid to let anyone see my fear and weakness.

Our trials are supposed to turn us toward God, but we whine and complain and wish someone would turn down the fire so we could have our old life back the way it was.

Scriptures were just words on a page and my prayers failed to lift.

That's absurd," I said with a little laugh. "Nobody can read too much. That's like saying someone breathes too much.