Chatting with Andrea & Brian

To all the women who have loved me with a mother's heart as I've grown up (and still am growing), thank you! You've loved me well and helped me to love others well. A special thanks goes out to my stepmom, sister, and mother-in-law. Thank you for your love, your sacrifices, and your belief in me!

I've been so blessed to have so many women come alongside me and nurture my heart as only a mother can, reflecting the mother-heart of God in my life, bringing healing to my wounded heart and soul. I'm truly blessed and so very grateful!

I know what it's like to have a biological mother who was unable to mother due to mental illness and addiction. To those who haven't experienced the true love of a mother, you are seen and known and loved. Let God heal the wounds of your heart, fill that empty place, and bring freedom to your soul.

I'm SO thankful to have four incredible children whom I adore, along with a daughter-in-law and son-in-law who are each amazing! I know what it's like to experience motherhood and have your arms full of destiny and I couldn't be more grateful for that.

Yet . . . I know what it's like to suffer loss through miscarriage, having two more babies waiting for me in heaven. I see you, momma, who has suffered devasting loss. My heart and my prayers are with you. I love you. My heart aches with yours and I know that only He can heal it. You're not alone. Reach out to me if you want to chat and pray. I'm here.

To those who have longed for a child to hold and love and haven't yet had that dream fulfilled, I love you, I'm praying with you and for you, and asking God to comfort your heart today. There are also so many who need your mother's touch in their lives! Don't discount the mother impact you're having in the lives of those around you. You're creating a legacy!

To those who are remembering this day while celebrating their momma in heaven, I pray you would sense God's comfort and love in a powerful way today. You are not alone and you are not abandoned.

To all those first-time mommas out there - Happy Mother's Day! Treasure every second - it really does go by SO fast!!!

Happy Mother's Day far and wide! Mothers are superheroes. I'm convinced of it. And we women all have that superhero within us, whether we've given birth yet or not. Live it out loud - the world needs superheroes! Love you!!!!

There's nothing quite like chatting over a cup of coffee, discussing a great book - especially when that book is written by your wife!

In this episode of Coffee & Conversation, Brian and Andrea chat not only about Andrea's book, but Brian also puts her on the spot with some unexpected questions. Join them for a bit of fun and learn more about The One Who Moves Mountains!

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I’d had the morning perfectly planned out. I was going to a special church service about an hour away, but Bri needed to use my car, which meant my plans changed.

I immediately thought of all the things I could do in my now open day and began making a mental list. I ran to the grocery store before Brian needed to leave and as I drove home, I thought to myself, “I’ll get in my time with God once I help Bri get off to work, then I’ll get a ton done that I hadn’t expected to have the time to do today.”

God spoke to my heart in that moment and said, “You’d planned on spending most of today with Me. Have I changed that plan?”

In that instant, I let go of my to-do list – something that would have been nearly impossible for me to do not all that long ago. I left the house in disarray knowing it would still be there for me to address once I’d spent precious time with the Lover of My Soul who was pursuing me with the passion of His heart to simply spend time together.

It didn’t take a special prayer service to enter into His presence. It was the intimacy of the alone time with Him…no one else around. It was letting Him speak to me through His Word, through the birds outside my window, through a dream I’d had, through a word whispered to my heart as I fell asleep last night, and through abandonment to worship sung at the top of my lungs.

It was a love affair with Him and I was exactly where I was supposed to be this morning. The service I’d planned on attending will happen on another day and be perfect in His timing. I’ll get everything done in my house and the rest of my to-do list will be tackled. It’s still waiting for me, but He was waiting first and He’s so much more important. The rest just falls away in light of His presence and love.

“My Beloved spoke and said to me: ‘Rise up, my love, my fair one,   and come away…’” (Song of Solomon 2:10)