Jesus Frees Us

Welcome to our ‘Freedom From’ series where every month we share stories of women who have found freedom from a hurt, habit, or hang up and want to encourage others that freedom is for them too. Today we are talking about fear with Julie Hamilton, a wife and mother of two who is helping women […]

Christians are like bottles of Coke.  When we are living out the gospel and doing mission-minded Kingdom work, we taste like a refreshing, cold Coke that tingles the senses with its bubbles and fizz.  But when we’ve put our faith on the backburner we turn into a dull, watered-down Coke with zero carbonation. Nobody likes […]

Welcome to our ‘Freedom From’ series where every month we share stories of women who have found freedom from a hurt, habit, or hang up and want to encourage others that freedom is for them too. Today we are talking about pride with Sheila Wavamunno, a language tutor who loves Jesus, words, books, dark chocolate, […]

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” Romans 12:15 There’s really no way around what this verse tells us to do. It doesn’t say mourn with only those who go to the same church as you. Rejoice only with people who have the same skin color as you. Make sure you mourn […]

I stood in the DFW airport saddled with two suitcases packed to their absolute maximum limit with not a single inch or pound to spare.  If you want a faster way to Marie Kondo your life, just play a fun game where you pretend to move overseas and can only take two suitcases weighing 32kg […]

Welcome to our ‘Freedom From’ series! Every month we share stories of women who have found freedom from a hurt, habit, or hang up and want to encourage others that the same freedom is theirs for the taking. Today we are chatting about anxiety with entrepreneur, mom, and wife Brandie Johnson. How the struggle with […]

My husband Ashiram and I currently live in an apartment in Uganda. For those not familiar with Uganda, most homes and apartments are surrounded by a wall and traditionally have guards onsite to minimize crime. We’ve lived in our apartment for almost four years now and have seen many guards come and go.  Over time, […]

Sometimes Christians get it wrong. Struggling with an agonizingly painful medical condition, a friend of mine rallied her online community for prayer. My heart dropped as I scanned the comments. What I want to believe was a well-intentioned message, reeked of shame and condemnation. Someone told the friend facing unimaginable pain to repent for her […]

2020. What a year. With a vaccine on the market, many people are feeling more hopeful that the worst of the pandemic will soon be behind them. We can all take a collective sigh of relief.  At least, there is some form of light at the end of the tunnel. Still, for most, 2020 has […]

My husband surprised me by swooping me away to Fort Portal for my birthday this year. We packed up three bags of pancakes (the Ugandan version) and hit the road. I was tickled pink to see that my husband had ordered around 100+ pancakes in advance. At the time, I thought maybe we were going […]