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Preview: Seamless Session 1

I have the fondest memories of coming home from graduate school, sitting on the balcony of our apartment and reading my Bible.

OK, let me clarify. I wasn’t reading the Bible the way you might be picturing it.

I was kind of overwhelmed by that. I bought myself severalillustratedchildren’s Bibles. Like the kind that are intended for young,young children.

I would read my “grown up Bible” and find a character that was interesting to me or there would be a story that stood out, but I was overwhelm...

The Tomb is Empty

Crucifixion was the most shameful, vile way to die and was unparalleled for brutality and humiliation.

In the garden of Eden, God poured out His love by creating humankind.In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus the Christ sweat drops of blood in agony as He anticipated His crucifixion.

Up a hill called Golgotha our Lord’s feet stumbled as He carried His own cross. While they tortured and ridiculed Him, nailing His hands and feet to the cross, Jesus remained silent—except to ask for God’s mercy,...

Seamless is Here!

Seamless is here!

In honor of this momentous occasion, Lifeway isgiving away1very specialSeamless VIP Kit!

The VIP kits have been personally curated with the Lifeway team, and include some of myfavorite things for spending quiet time with the Lord.

This kit includes:

Seamlessleader kit SeamlessStudent member book Candle Tote bag Scripture memory cards A fancy pen

To enter, fill out the form on Lifeway’s blog!

As a thank you, Lifeway is giftingyoufree iPhone wallpaperfeaturingScripture use...

Seamless Bible Study Releasing April 1

Dear friends,

I’m so excited to tell you about Seamless, my first Bible study with Lifeway. I’m a little bit of an overachiever, so of course for my first study I decided the best thing to do was the entire Bible.

What I wanted to create was a resource for women to sit down and do over seven sessions and develop a great understanding of the entire story of Scripture. We’re going to study this theme that runs all the way from beginning to the end, and hopefully by the the end of it you’ll have...

Heaven Come Down

{I wrote this after returning from the IF:Gathering a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to posting it:)}

My head is still spinning from the last few days, and I’m not sure I have enough perspective to articulate it well. I’m sure I’ll gain more as I go, but there’s something powerful about sharing from the “in-between,” so that’s what this is an attempt to do.

Let me first say this: I recoil at words like “world-changer” and “visionary.” Not for others, but for myself. I am a practic...

The Hallway

It was a lengthy consultation, and the end result was a plan to say goodbye to four teeth and several (SEVERAL) thousand dollars.

Two of said teeth would be Abby’s, and the other two would be Ellie’s.

The money would be ours.

We had prepared for the latter, but the former was troubling for a number of reasons, not the least of which was that I was going to have to tell them they were having teeth yanked out.

Maybe I should rewind and clarify.

They are tender girls; prone to concern the same way th...

Chasing God Contest

Thank you SO much for all the support you have shown for Chasing God. The mostexciting part of a book release is seeing the way the Lord is using it to minister topeople. Your words have meant the world to me, and it’s been amazing to hear from somany of you who are in a similar place in your faith-thank you for including me as youprocess the book!!! Please continue to do so

B&H has decided to set up a contest for y’all, and the prize is pretty great so I hopeyou’ll take a second to enter.

I’...

It’s Official!

Well, today is the day.

Chasing God has officially been released!

This one was such a labor of love…I hope it speaks to you

I hope you all had the Merriest of Christmases and the Happiest of New Years, and that God has blessed you with a sense of His wild love in the midst of all the celebration.

Thank you so much for supporting my words and my work-you’ll never know how much it has meant.

xoxo

A

Chasing God

I’ve been staring at a blinking cursor for a good long while now and I think the best thing to do is just start.

The thing is, I’ve been dreading this post for about a year and a half.

Don’t get worried-it’s nothing terrible or shocking-just your run-of-the-mill panic.

It’s always this way when I have to make a big announcement and I feel like lots of eyes turn my way, but this one is different. Every book I’ve written has been borne of struggle and crafted from the deepest part of me, but again...

Of Linen and Grace

Sewing is one of my escapes.

I lock myself in my little room, turn on the machine, and wait for the machine foot to lurch to the side, indicating that it’s ready to go.

I start a lot of projects, and anyone who knows me will tell you that I finish about 1/10th of them. I don’t know. I guess they’re just better when they stay in my mind and the needle hasn’t pierced them poorly yet.

So they pile up and stare at me, taunting me with my own inadequacy.

Scraps lie all around the floor-some from an ol...