michelle joy waters

More than ever, friends have been asking, "Why did you home school for so long? It's so hard!" There's a long answer to that, and it's not really relevant he...

We've all seen the funny memes and posts of frantic parents thrust completely and unexpectedly into the world of school at home. Let me give you a word of en...

As meetings, practices, schools, and travel get cancelled one by one due to the pandemic known as the coronavirus, we find ourselves taking stock of what's t...

Lent is a time to subdue our physical nature in the hope that our oft forgotten spiritual nature will be brought to the surface, refined, and begin producing...

No one knows exactly how many thoughts we have each day, but it's more than you'd expect: experts say it's up there in the tens of thousands. Ninety-five per...

Sadly, the time has come. Truth be told, it's long overdue. My beloved Bible—the one that's been with me for the last twenty years—has fallen apart. I did my...

He's my PEACE when there is no peace. Jeremiah was having a moment with the leaders of God's people. They were supposed to be lovingly caring for His preciou...

Thank you for a great day at Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord! It was a joy to worship and pray together, spend time discussing God's word around tables, ...

I've been SO excited to get to work on my messages for Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord. I cleared my calendar all day Tuesday and Thursday to write, writ...

It's official: 'woke' has been added to the dictionary. Actually, it happened over two years ago. But as always, I'm behind the times. That may be a good thi...

It's not a big surprise that the holidays are hard for a lot of us. I've been to three funerals in as many weeks so I'm feeling the weight of the season more...

From our family is a few finals! What I've learned about having a kid in college after just one semester: First, the bad news: They're not called freshmen an...

I heard a great interview the other day with former NFL player turned Life Coach Trent Shelton. The two main take aways were: protect your peace and start now...

Everyone loves a new beginning. We don't have to wait until the new year to start over; the first Sunday of Advent signals the beginning of the church calend...

Getting past Halloween means one thing and one thing only: we have now entered the holiday season. Most people will white knuckle it through October 31st bef...

Excited to share two upcoming opportunities! First, I'll be teaching on my latest book, Cross Trained, on Wednesday mornings, November 13-December 18, 2019, ...

It's bye week for all our boys and our Buckeyes too so I have a minute to reflect on the lessons of faith and failure that football is teaching them. I have ...

One thing that never occurred to me when we sent our oldest off to college was that it would be hard for my little ones. Never even crossed my mind. Seriousl...

We're wired to crave connection. It's the reason social media pulls us in so powerfully. There are hundreds of great ways to connect online, but as a culture...

... I don't have an answer for that. But as I turn 46 today, I feel more 30s than 50s so I'm not complaining. I'm giving myself a little birthday break from ...