No addict expects to become an addict. When I began drinking alcohol at age fifteen, I didn’t think, “I’m going to get drunk every day and hide bottles in my bedroom.” But by nineteen, I was hooked and could have easily ruined the rest of my life—if Jesus hadn’t rescued me. Addictions are sneaky. They begin with fun—sometimes even good …
When Comfort Becomes Bondage
I’d had a rumbly tummy and full-out intestinal revolt for five days. I’d narrowed down the suspects to three possible causes: my favorite oatmeal, coffee with creamer, or stress. Faced with the very real possibility of giving up my favorite breakfast food or—heaven forbid—coffee, I began rationalizing… How could anyone be allergic to steel-cut oats? Isn’t …
The Joy of Resting by Klicia Thompson
Just last week I was awakened in the middle of the night by our precious five old. As he tapped my shoulder calling me from slumber, his small voice whispered, “Mom, can I hug you?” I responded with outstretched arms that pulled in close beside me as I sat up at the edge of the bed. As he snuggled into …
Beyond Belief
I thought I was done with my rough draft on Miriam—book #6 on Moses’s sister. It was 9pm on a Saturday night, and I had typed the last sentence: Yahweh, in His infinite wonder, would undoubtedly keep stretching her ________________ …I couldn’t think of the right words to end that sentence. I’d written almost 100,000 words, and I only needed …
Your Livestream Questions Answered!
In November, WBM and my marketing director, Amy Haddock, set up a fun evening for our BFF team to chat through a video livestream. Y’all submitted your questions, and I tried to answer as many as possible in the hour we had together. The following questions and answers may or may not have been touched on in the video. I …
God’s Open-Door Policy
How many of you play cards? Anyone know how to play euchre? I gotta tell you—a kid couldn’t make it through MY high school if he/she didn’t play euchre. If the teacher finished the lesson five minutes early, we students shoved our chair-desks together in groups of four and started dealing out cards. Give me a break—it was the 80’s—no …