I've had three marriages so far. [Don't freak out just yet. Read until the end.] My first marriage was characterized by HIDING. It lasted...

The journey of faith is a strange one. I thought it would be a straight and definitive path to the known. Do this and this and I will...

Being in a battle with the mean monster of anxiety can be paralyzing. Like stand-there-and stare paralyzing. Like I-need-to-lay-down...

If you invited me over for tea and you asked me what's killing me right now, I would have a litany of answers for you. They range from...

It finally happened after two long years. My husband and I darkened the door of a church for Easter Sunday. We were away for the weekend...

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from...

JUSTICE! They announce. As they pull me from the bed of man violating me for the third time. JUSTICE! They demand. As they drag me into...

"Yes," I reply even though my heart is shattering. "I'll get that for you and you can be on your way." I watch my son pack his bags on...

[please don’t forget ME] Don’t forget that I was alone coming to get water. No friends to chatter with. No family to help me. Which was...

trans·fig·ure /ˌtran(t)sˈfiɡ(y)ər/ verb transform into something more beautiful. This past week marked my oldest’s birthday. I did what...

As I emerge from the cool river, I perceive what sounds like thunder. But as I listen more closely, I hear it. A Voice. A Voice I've...

Okay. I'm saying it out loud. Ukraine. Violence. War. Power. Greed. Until recently, I was all about how Jesus will come on a WAR HORSE at...

So what is a girl to give herself for her birthday? Especially a mid-life girl. One who has messed up and fessed up and who is still...

(Welcome to my guest blogger, my daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Meassick) February 18 is the birthday of Esther Joy Goetz. Throughout her...

Dear Younger Us on our first Valentines Day, We see you in the store picking out just the right card that says the exact words to express...

I’ve been told all my life to preach the gospel. Live the gospel. BE the gospel. And lately, I'm having lots of not-so-light...

Driven. Workaholic. Adrenaline junkie. Type A. 24/7. Savior of the world (or at least my world). All of these and more. That was me....

The other night, I pulled out a very well-worn book that I keep going back and back to. I have a few of these in my life. These are the...

Perhaps it’s not our job to make God happy. We’ve tried every which way. Obeying our parents (except when we didn’t). Being a good spouse...

Prayer is weird. It's one of those things that every person has an opinion about. And for some people, they are strong ones. What it is....