Rather than live with a heart-filled with regret when September 22 rolls around, perhaps this is the summer you will endeavor to wring the pure sunshine out of every day.

No matter the stage of life we’re in, it can be tempting to focus in on the current struggle and miss out on the joy and sacredness of the moment.

There are a few things that you must know for your life’s journey. There are truly only a few eternal truths that you must wrap your mind and heart around in order to create an abundant life and in order to embrace a life that is truly worth living.

When our souls are bound, our minds are bound; tethering us to relentless pain of the past, constant anger, agonizing grief, and paralyzing shame.

No one loves as fiercely as a mother … no one believes more strongly than does a mother … and no one is able to shape a child’s heart like a mother is able to do.

We wonder, what will normal look like in our future? Will life ever go back to the way it was pre-pandemic? How do we navigate life with peace and nurture a calm spirit, in these chaotic times?

There is great pain at the reality of what we see happening currently in America but there is a greater, more searing pain at the birthplace of these actions.

“You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance.” (Psalm 65:11)

Although this event certainly doesn’t look or feel the way that you thought that it would only 3 months ago, let me assure you that graduation is only one day in a lifetime of wonder and unmatched joy.

When times are intense, what comforts you? When you are experiencing emotional or physical pain, what is the one thing that is sure to alleviate your discomfort?

In honor of Mother’s Day 2020 and of all of those intrepid women who are giving their lives to the joyful yet daunting task of motherhood, may I offer some advice from the heart of a mom who gave birth to 5 and wishes that she could do it all over again?!

Welcome to your joyful “Grand Inquisition” today! I love asking questions! And, dear friend, you will not be avoiding my riveting cross-examination! I believe that asking questions just might be my love language.

This is a house call.

I have arrived on your doorstep to take your emotional and spiritual temperature today … I sincerely want to know how you are doing in light of the stay at home orders and the pandemic.

I believe that right now, in the midst of this global pandemic, that the loving Father is calling us to Him in a “selah” moment of time.

What was Jesus thinking about when He hung on Calvary’s Cross? Let me just submit to you today that, I sincerely believe, Jesus was thinking about you and He was thinking about me. You and I were what kept Him on that cross.