Christian joy is HUGE. We could talk about joy until the cows come home — come to think of it, that might not be a bad idea. We will never experience joy until we walk into heaven, but we can experience joy in this life both things go well and when they most decidedly do not. However, while joy comes more easily to some it comes harder to others. I’m in that camp. I’ve been a Christian all my life. I’m not an unhappy person. I’m not depressed, and I control lifelong stress and anxiety with medication. And I still have trouble understanding Christian joy, even though Nehemiah said, “The…

As interviewed by Christine Taylor* *The interview is made up but the facts are real. Susanna Wesley was the mother of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and his brother Charles Wesley, who wrote many of the great hymns of the church. Christine Taylor (CT): Mrs. Wesley, when and where were you born? Susanna Wesley (SW) I was born in the 20th of January in the year of our Lord 1669 in England. CT: What was your occupation? SW: Some people have referred to my task as the “Mother of Methodism” but I prefer to think of myself as the mother of 19 children, 10 of whom lived to adulthood…

I am so very blessed to work from home, I’ve done it for years. I’m grateful for it. But I still struggle with the type of work I do. Oh, it’s not bad work at all! I own a freelance writing business. It too is a blessing. I’m my own boss, I work from where I want, when I want, and I earn a good living. The hours are very reasonable so I can put time into Christian writing and speaking. For this too, I am grateful. Yet. The work is not my favorite thing to do. I write marketing pieces for technology companies. It’s not exactly passionately exciting, plus…