Hey I'm Ericka!

I've been working on my novel this weekend. I know, I know. BUT...we're in Dallas for our daughter's dance conference, and I've had nothing but time to sit and write a few words on my iPad. The exciting part? I've added a new character, Daisy, who i...

I used to be angry that we struggled with mental health in my family. It's a hard reality for a lot of people to understand (especially for those who don't happen to "believe" in it), not to mention those who wrestle with the concept that even thoug...

We're in a strange season. And my heart is doing its best to process it. For seven years, we've belonged to the same church – the one the Holy Spirit led us to. And it's the same church the Holy Spirit is asking us to walk away from. ...

We're praying about home church right now. It's this little flicker of light in our hearts that God's put there as we digest our current season, and in some ways I'm fighting it. Who am I to even think this is a possibility? Shou...

My faith is no longer either/or, even though I tend to be a pretty binary human being. But this season has taught me a great deal, and there are a number of both/ands that God has revealed: Just because you're no longer a member somewhere doesn...

I keep thinking of the parable of the prodigal son. Not the son himself, nor his self-righteous brother, but the father in that story. He stays patient, waiting within the realm of his kingdom. He doesn't track down his wayward son. He doesn�...

We all have a little discomfort in our brains. It's that feeling of "something isn't right" – that late-night friend, cognitive dissonance, whispering in our ear. I see this a lot, even as a Christ follower, our willingness to just...

I've always been a bit of a skeptical person, so the concept of childlike faith has often been lost on me. But I see it now – the value of looking at my Father through the eyes of a child, that ability to completely trust and know that all will...

I think about how lonely Paul was and how loneliness was almost a catalyst for him to love God even more. We itch when we're alone or claim we crave it, when really, it's an allergy that's hard to shake. Alone means having to hear our...

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles." This is the first part of verse 1 of Hebrews 12 in the NIV. The Message puts it this way:...

Sitting and reflecting, I see the law, and then I see the heart behind the law. For example, the Israelites were instructed to tithe in the Old Testament, but after Jesus's death and resurrection, tithing is no longer instructed. Instead, what&...

"Love endures all." It's an easy verse to miss or just skip over, especially if you've read it one too many times. But can you ever really read it enough? A writer friend, Don, shared his wife's painting, and the thought he sh...

When Jesus washes His disciples' feet, they're reluctant to offer them to Him. But He tells them directly that unless they give Him their feet to wash, then they "have no part with Him." This washing is representative of our spirit...

"For God does speak—now one way, now another—     though no one perceives it. In a dream, in a vision of the night,     when deep sleep falls on people     as they slumber in their beds, he may speak in their ears     and terrify them with warni...

My great-grandmother was diagnosed with schizophrenia, manic depressive disorder, and OCD. She mystified me when I was younger, those long boxes of Virginia Slims she'd buy when my mother and I would take her to the grocery story and the opened...