When I found out I'd be a mother, my world started spinning. I was so excited and so happy and these emotions carried throughout my pregnancy and into the moment when they first laid Kailyn in my arms. But another emotion came over me in that moment, as well: the feeli...

Tolerance. It's a word forced on us from our culture, our neighbors, our co-workers, classmates and friends. But, honestly, I don't think those who preach it live by it. When someone calls you intolerant, in all honesty, they are the ones who are guilty of not tolerati...

Photos by Benjamin D. Coleman 

"For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay ."

-Habakkuk 2:3 

Sometimes, we just can't wait. We see the situation and in that s...

One of my go-to prayers is, "God, I believe; help my unbelief." -Mark 9:24

A man asked this of Jesus, because he needed a miracle. He needed help. He needed God. There is no day in our life where we don't need the Lord. Daily, we come across circumstances in our lives t...

I don't sleep very much. I never have. My mind is always busy with thoughts and ideas that seem to continue to go on and on during the normal sleeping hours. Friends always wonder how I'm able to keep a tidy house, write a book, cook fresh meals 5 times a week, work fu...