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Before I get into everything, it must be said:

If your high schooler is enrolled in creative writing, stop everything and go give that teacher a hug. And flowers. And send them Tiff's Treats. They're the real heroes.

There are so many other pieces I found that were so awful I couldn’t even post them here. BUT, there were notes - sweet, sweet notes - written by my creative writing teacher that showed genuine interest and concern. Reading the pieces I submitted 20 years later, I left with sore eyes and a headache because I couldn’t stop rolling my eyes while reading this junk!

I couldn’t believe there was a sweet soul out there who took the time to invest in us, a room full of smelly misfits with our absurd 15-year-old emotions. ALL the emotions and not enough deodorant. Goodness!

While driving to work a few weeks ago, I came across a passage that literally stopped me in my tracks. Has that ever happened to you?

I was listening to the Bible app in my car and heard a verse that took my breath away. I know that sounds dramatic, but it’s true! I ended up listening to the same chapter over and over again, probably five or six times.

I want to recall His Words as easily as I do the Boyz II Men song, “End of the Road,” from ‘92. Why is it that we can recite every word to, “Whatta Man,” written 25 years ago, but we can’t recall more than a handful of verses of the only book that will outlive every human on earth? 

Memorizing His Word shouldn’t feel like a check-the-box task or an obligatory measure to earn His favor. We memorize His Word to learn more about His heart and we learn more about who He is by reading His Word. I pray that you’ll fall more in love with Jesus, the Word who wore flesh, every time you invest in speaking His truth over your spirit and memorizing His love letter, the Word!

I’m currently averaging 64% goal attainmenton my 2019 resolutions. Yes, I calculated that. Hashtag nerd alert. Also, that’s pretty terrible.

Isn’t it nice to know that God doesn’t keep a scorecard like this on us? He is FOR us, not AGAINST us. He takes us from grace TO grace. Please know that I am walking through this exercise merely for my own insight and amusement. I will not tear myself down for the things I haven’t accomplished this year, but at the same time, I will ask Holy Spirit to show me where I can keep growing. And I know He’ll show me.

Are you praying for your friends? Like really praying for them? As in, prayers that go beyond illness, new jobs, and travel safety? I have a handful of people in my life who will look me straight in the eyes and genuinely ask me what I need prayer for. And then…they pray for me. Right then and there. (I know….gasp!)

On the blog today, I'm sharing 20 Biblical truths we should be continually praying over our closest friends. Praying that their faith, hope, and love would increase beyond measure. That they would put on the full armor of God. That they would engage in a deeper level of intimacy and friendship with the Holy Spirit and listen for His voice. 

This week we celebrated our 13th year of marriage! The "lucky 13!"  But the truth is that in Christ, we don't need luck. We only need HIM. And HE will lead our marriage in the most beautiful direction.

As much as I wish this would've happened in year 2, I don't think we would've noticed or appreciated how the Father was moving in our lives if it had happened at that time. This has been the most incredible year of growth for us in our marriage in every sense of the word, so I can't even imagine what it will be like in another year.

He CAN redeem your marriage and take it from good to great, friends! 

With Easter coming up in a few days, now more than ever, I’m completely caught up in the last few days of His life, tearing through the end of each gospel, desperate to hear the story. Again and again and again.

I’m looking for the details I may have missed. And He meets me there every time. He reveals the new I was searching for. Every single time.

Was he just a nice guy? A brilliant prophet? A good teacher? Who was this Jesus? And what does his resurrection have to do with me, a 30-something living in Dallas 2000 years after it took place?