author, speaker, mom, wife, friend

I just returned from Quito, Ecuador after a tour of several Compassion International projects. I've traveled to many countries and seen poverty, b

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I interviewed my friend, Mickey (pictured with a grandchild from her other son, Nick, and his wife Amber), about the time she prayed and it seemed like nothing was happening with her son, Austin. He was in trouble. He was stealing. He was doing drugs.

He was raised in church and once loved God like crazy, but

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I was leaving the netlab yesterday evening and suddenly I stopped.

Two trees towered over me. Their leaves were mauve, almost see-through purple, with hints of pink, red, and green. In the distance the Oklahoma hills were splashed with color. I looked up into the branches, almost getting lost in the color… Continue

Just this past month an acquaintance of my husband's found out that his young child has cancer. Their whole world has stopped as they go through treatments and try to support a two-year-old who has no clue what's happening.

That's why when I read the new book,

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"I hate you!"

"I want it, momma. I want it now!"

You know those moments. Every mother has faced them. Even the best behaved children sometimes does it. They are tired. They want something even though they know the answer is "no". They are angry, or frustrated, or even out of control.

Th

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