"This is a YA read, but adults will also enjoy and learn from this fast-paced book. I started it with every intention of reading a few chapters before bed. Five hours later I had devoured the entire book. The characters are beautifully flawed and I found myself cheering for them when they couldn’t cheer for themselves. There are some hard, but real, issues addressed in this book. I appreciate that Beckie Lindsey addresses topics that are often ignored and spotlights the reality that there is more going on that what we may ever see with our eyes. This is a great read for teens who are fighting their own battles, as well as adults who would like insight into the struggles of today’s teens and young adults face."
Josie Siler
Ways We Risk Welcoming the Devil into Our Lives
One day my two younger children were playing in the backyard when I heard a scream. I rushed to the door as my son and daughter bolted inside. A vicious dog, growling and baring its teeth, was right on their heels! I shut the door just in time. Luckily no one was...
How to Pray from Victory and Not Defeat
I have treasured memories of reading Highlights magazine with my kids. We especially loved the pictures where the goal was to find hidden objects. Remember those? At first glance, we were looking at children walking their dog. But upon closer inspection, the leash was...
How to Overcome Doubt
Doubts are an insidious force with the capability of robbing us of our joy, confidence, and hope like shadows, seeking to engulf every bit of light. Nowadays, there is plenty to rock our faith, right? Is this how God intended it to be? Is this what the Christian life...
The Priorities Test
I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed with the number of events and responsibilities I have committed myself to. Can you relate? It was time to step back and prayerfully consider my priorities. Truth be told, it was time to allow God to reveal HIS priorities for me. As...
It's in the Little Things
It is NOT our anniversary. It’s just an ordinary day. But that’s precisely why I am posting this. Scott and I have learned—it’s in the mundane and ordinary where the extraordinary takes place. It’s in the little things: the weekend chores, the silliest jokes, the...
Speak Life
Remember the old adage, 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me'? My first remembrance of hearing it was from an elementary school teacher when I was crying because of what a boy on the playground had said to me. There were no broken bones...
Tidy Up
It’s all the rage so I had to join in. I have been watching Marie Kondo and her “KonMari” method on Tidy Up, Netflix. If you are not familiar, she takes untidy people and helps them not only clean up their spaces but find joy and gratitude in their lives as well. Her...
Are You Cutting with a Dull Knife?
I love to cook—when I'm in the mood, that is. However, since my kids have all moved out, I find myself less and less in the mood. My poor husband misses those good old days. Sorry, Scott. But recently I got a hankering for some homemade tacos and salsa. I'm from...
Pull Yourself Up by Your Boot Straps Myth
Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! Tumbles and stumbles. My worst moments in life. Like the time the short-cut down the embankment proved the wrong way—for me anyway. Flailing legs and arms on display for the whole world. Well, at least the people close by. And the...
