Mid-days With Lauree

Have you ever had a conversation with someone who just wouldn't stop talking and took no time to listen to what you have to say? That's not much of a conversation.I think about that when I spend time with God in prayer...

Maybe there's something or someone you've been praying for recently and it just feels like the line between you and God got disconnected. Wow have I been there!When that happens I sometimes wonder if I did something wrong. I remember feeling that way with my mom. Was my prayer not good enough? God, are you mad at me? Can you even hear me?Well, I recently came across this post on Facebook that brought my heart some much needed comfort, maybe it'll do the same for you."Wait what? God doesn't always heal? I disagree! Prayers for healing are the safest prayers we can pray because God always says 'yes'. Now...let's define 'yes'. If he heals you here, your healing is temporary. It's still good and amazing, but it will not last forever. You will get sick again. You will die. I've never met a 2,000 year old Christian! But if he releases you from your mortal body, and heals you in THAT way, then, you are healed forever! No more sickness, no more pain, no more tears. The problem isn't, sometimes God heals and sometimes

You may feel like no matter what you do, life is doing everything it can to erase your good work. My advice? Do it anyway.

I was out a the store the other day when I got a compliment from the man in front of me in line and I'll be honest, I didn't know how to respond...

In this episode of Old Dad / New Dad, Sonny and Josh discuss how they came to have a relationship with Jesus and what it looks like to live out their faith with their daughters.

Did you mess up again? Boy, do I understand. Let say this together:Yes, I make mistakes.Yes, I fail.Yes, I struggle.Yes, I'm a mess.But I'm God's mess.And God can take my mess and make a masterpiece.

Depression is a very real thing for those right here in our KCBI community, maybe it’s your reality. I have a friend, Julie, who has battled depression for close to 40 years and she shared something recently that I wanted you to read.

Hurt in life is not an "if", but a "when." Typically, when I experience hurt, I just want to find the quickest route from point A to point B to get rid of those feelings as quick as I possibly can.I say this from experience: Take the time to heal. You and I don't have control over our hurt so why try and rush through it? Allow God to work out your hurt and your healing on his timeline even when it doesn't match your timeline. You can trust him with this.

The Friday Night Lights are back on across the state of Texas and you might be headed out tonight to watch a loved one play! The cheering will be loud, the emotions will almost certainly run high, I get it, football is serious business in Texas but please… it’s not THAT serious. Now before you report me for heresy, hear me out.

What does it mean when God "break chains"?

Simone Edmond has been a Dallas ISD bus driver for 22 years but she was faced with a situation that no one could be prepared for and her response is nothing short of heroic!

We've all been there. You've got a big life decision on your hands and you don't want to mess it up. You don't want to try and fail. But why? Failure is progress, it isn't worth fearing.

This school teacher started the "I Do Too!" movement to get her 1st grade students to socialize and I may just have to join in!She had every student stand up and one at a time they would say what the favorite color was, or their favorite food, or their favorite animal and if there was another student who had that thing in common, they'd yell out "I Do Too!" and would run over to the student who just shared. What ensued was pure joy: laughing, running around, talking with one another, friendships being formed. Don't you just love it? I do too!

We have moved 3 times in the last 3 weeks (I can hear the audible groans of sympathy) but during that time, I received a much needed encouragement from the unlikeliest of places.

I was out this weekend at a store making a return when I saw a security guard in yelling at the young lady, “You don’t have any shoes on!” and a customer added, “She stinks and she’s talking to herself, too!”, but what happened next is something I had to share with you.

2-year-old Ethan was outside with his mom playing with bubbles: laughing, smiling. But what he did next is something out of a movie scene!

One of my favorite quotes is "Always preach the Gospel, and when necessary, use words."I used to get together with a group of friends to play cards and we had a blast together. We'd talk, we'd swap stories as we played, and we all happened to be Christians except for one of our friends, Jerry. Every time we got together, he would just sit there and soak up everything we said and eventually, Jerry started asking us questions about our faith. He said he loved that we didn’t preach at him or hang out with him just to try to convert him. He said he wanted to know more about this faith thing.Well yesterday, out of the blue, I got a message from Jerry. He reached out to say that God had called him to not only to the faith, but ministry and that he got his degree as a Christian counselor

If you're ready to break up with getting mad, yelling at people, and then feeling bad about it afterwards for days on end...welcome to my world.

What are the chances you would lose your wedding ring 1300 miles from home only for it to be found by a complete stranger who happens to live 25 miles from you? Who says miracles don't still happen!

I'm about to tell you something that might get me in trouble with my wife, but I have to fill you in.If you've gone to an event that required a nice dress, than you have to make sure your man looks the part as well. And that's exactly what I thought I was doing! I bought a shirt I loved, I thought it looked great, but it wasn't wifey approved."It doesn't go with my dress. You know what let's go buy you a shirt." I'm good with it. Happy wife, happy life. We found a shirt that matched here dress. Good to go, right?"You know what? I think we should get some new pants to go with your new shirt that will match my dress!" We found the perfect pair of pants. Surely we'll be good to go."Oh, but look at these shoes! Hon, it'll tie it all together!" A full matching outfit.Needless to say, I think I'm going to look the part just fine!-Sonny