In the third grade I had this teacher, Mr. Brunn. He was firm and spoke in a deep tone with a thick German accent. Mr. Brunn was a big man, with white hair, wired rim glasses and we rarely saw him without a button down shirt and tie. I was at a small private school […]
Nicki
I'm a wife, I'm a mom to three girls, I'm a friend, I'm a writer, I'm a speaker but most importantly...I am found complete in Jesus. My hope and prayer is that you will know the love and grace I have found through my daily life in Christ so that you too can experience the same freedom I have. Although, through this site you will see I'm in no way perfect. Sometimes it's serious here, sometimes it's silly but it's always about one thing...the scandalous grace of God.
10 Tips to Obedience
If you are visiting today from the Proverbs 31 devotion, I want to say a big welcome! I’m so glad you are here. What a great honor it is to have my first devotion running for Proverbs 31! In the devotion today, I shared a story about a woman who felt like she missed what […]
Finish Well
One of my greatest flaws is giving up on things to soon. I typically start things strong. But all to often, I don’t know how to finish well. As I’ve uncovered this uncomfortable truth in my life, I’ve also learned an important lesson: In the depths of each of us is a great need to push […]
A place for {grace}
Within each of us is a desire to know one another fully; the good, the bad and the ugly. We hope for relationships in which we can completely be authentic but find ourselves aimlessly trying to find them. Do such places really exist? I find myself rejecting the bad and the ugly of people while […]
For the Moms Who Don’t Do It All
The other day I had lunch with a friend of mine. We were exchanging some ideas about ministry, writing, speaking and leadership. Mid-conversation she looked at me and said, “Nicki, so how do you do it all?” Immediately, I felt sick to my stomach…did she really think I was “doing it all”? Just that morning I […]