The guitar felt good in her hands. Adrenaline washed over, pumping through her limbs as she stood on the stage. She allowed her eyes a momentary scan of the crowd, a sea of faces, bathed in lowlight. Her heart thudded in her ears. Her left hand’s fingers found the strings, pressed them to the fretboard; her right hand ripped down …
Is One Eye Enough? {Encouragement for Teen Girls}
Hmmm… What does it mean to have a log in your eye? I got a little glimpse of what it feels like a couple of weeks ago. I woke up and felt something funny in my eye. I reached to rub it (I know, I know…) and recoiled at my own touch. My entire eye socket felt bruised. It felt …
Coffee Converts {Encouragement for Teen Girls}
My friend jumped into the passenger seat of my car. She sniffed, then chuckled. “Of course. Amy’s car would smell like coffee!” What she actually smelling was a combination of the new French Vanilla air freshener that I had just put up that morning, and my Starbucks Pike Place that I had grabbed on the way over. But what she was alluding …
One Word {Encouragement for Teen Girls}
One word. The thought baffles me. Verbosity is my weakness. I heard the challenge on the radio a couple of days ago. Instead of writing out a list of goals and achievements; resolutions for the year, to choose one word. One word to hold onto. One word to inspire. One word. Only one. So I started thinking. I can do …
The Angel’s Message ~Part One~ {Encouragement for Teen Girls}
Her hands were sweaty. She could feel her stomach quivering, her heart racing, as she knelt before the shining being before her. Favor with God? A baby? The Son of God? God, as a baby–in my womb? The thought thrilled and terrified her all at the same time. “The Lord is with you.” Then, like a punch in the stomach, her thoughts came …