Author: Andrea

How do you make a friend? It’s a tricky question for me. In my home, I was brought up to believe that my greatest achievement was to get my education. But in society, I received strong messages that my greatest achievement was to get a man. There were no messages on how to make a…

Summer break. Time to rest and recalibrate. I hope you’re enjoying the site. If you’re not particularly impressed, I hope it at least stirs something inside of you that makes you want to get close to God, or at least think about it. My private Bible studies start with prayer. Then I think about what’s…

Not long ago, something happened to me that drained all my energy. I felt like Jesus must have felt when the woman with the issue of blood touched the hem of His garment (Mark 5:25-34). It took a while for me to feel rejuvenated. In the meantime, I was distracted, lethargic, and struggled to complete…

Memorial Day is a time to honor military personnel who died in service to our country. This post is a study of the Apostle Paul, who died in service to Christ. Look through the lens of this holiday weekend and consider life in terms of a call to obedient service. Let’s Commit Take steps to…

Whenever I shop for Mother’s Day cards, I am amazed at how few of them capture the complexity and depth of emotion that I feel for my mother.  Sometimes I think of writing my own. But what would I say? So many feelings pop into my head that I can’t begin to sort them all…

At one point in my life, I held down three jobs, cared for an aging parent, and took naps in my car to save money on gas. Eventually, my three jobs were wheedled down to one with paid overtime and I took full advantage. I used the money to buy window treatments, ceiling fans and…

I have been a Christian for over 30 years. In that time, I have suffered more losses than gains: What do you say to losses like that? Life brings loss. It causes us to question God, be angry with God, cry tears of sorrow to God, and sometimes even to turn away from God. But…

I have been a Christian over thirty years. And after thirty years of trying to live a life that honors God, I find it is the hardest thing I have ever experienced. I have lost jobs. I have lost loved ones. I have lost hope, dreams, and at times felt like my future. All those…

Like I describe in My Cinderella Story, I had an unenviable life. No one would want it, and neither did I, and no matter what I did, I woke to the same difficult circumstance every day. If you’ve ever needed to make a change but found yourself unable, you know what I am saying. I…