Open It Anyway

Open It Anyway Helping women get back to the Word with grace, not guilt. Start fresh with the free 7-day devotional Back to the Word at openitanyway.com. Just open it anyway.

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It’s almost here…I’m putting the finishing touches on next month’s Open It Anyway guide, Set Free, and I cannot wait to ...
07/20/2026

It’s almost here…

I’m putting the finishing touches on next month’s Open It Anyway guide, Set Free, and I cannot wait to get it into your hands.

Every month starts with a blank guide that slowly fills with Scripture, thoughts, questions, prayers, and reminders of who God is. It’s one of my favorite parts of the process because I know someone, somewhere, is going to open it on exactly the day they need it.

Here’s a little peek at the framework before all the words find their place.

If you’d like Set Free to show up in your mailbox next month, make sure you subscribe by July 26. I’ll get August’s guide in the mail to you, and because I don’t want you to have to wait, I’ll also email you this month’s "All About Him" devotional so you can start reading right away.

I’m praying this one meets people exactly where they are.

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I don't give myself enough credit sometimes. I sit here, write, share the Bible, and put together these little devotions...
07/19/2026

I don't give myself enough credit sometimes. I sit here, write, share the Bible, and put together these little devotions — and I assume most of the people who subscribe are just trying to support me.

Today, I was sitting next to my friend in Sunday school and happened to glance over at her Bible. She was opened to the verse our leader had asked her to read, but what caught my eye was "Open It Anyway May 26." I leaned over to read what she had in her margin. Not only had she highlighted words and jotted a little note...she had written a lot of what I'd said that day. (And yes, I took a photo...primarily for my delights journal.)

I thought... that's good stuff. But when I got to the end of what she wrote, I realized that while I had written it, I had actually lived it one month later. The last of her notes read: "You rarely notice fruit growing. You just look up one day and realize you responded differently than you would have a year ago."

Last month, a situation arose that made me very angry. My blood was boiling. I have a friend who lives on the West Coast and knows none of the people I'd ever talk about in real life, so I can be open with her and say things I might not elsewhere. I opened Marco Polo and started with, "Now, you know I don't curse often..." and immediately stopped myself. I continued: "No. I don't curse. And I'm not going to let someone else change who I am and who I strive to be."

Now, I'd like to tell you I kept that little moment to myself. But no. I've shared it with eleventy-bajillion people, and now the two of you reading this. I was so proud of myself...but the pride wasn't from doing something I didn't think I could do. I refrain from that kind of language most of my life. I was proud because it was the first time I recognized my own growth. Not in the refraining, but in recognizing that anger shouldn't give me permission to respond in a way I wouldn't otherwise...or to hand the enemy power in the moments that bring out the deepest emotions.

You rarely notice fruit growing. You just look up one day and realize you're different. That's the whole thing right there.

Unfortunately, I did so well with my conviction that now my husband will expect that same grace... y'all pray for me. 😂

Finishing up July's devotional guide this week... I can tell you exactly where I was when I was convicted about not spen...
06/12/2026

Finishing up July's devotional guide this week... I can tell you exactly where I was when I was convicted about not spending more time worshiping than asking Him for things. Just proof that these devotional guides might be more for me than they are for you... ;)

July's theme is All About Him: worship begins where self ends. Psalm 115:1 says it better than I ever could: "Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness."

Yeah. I needed that.

If you're new here, let me catch you up. Every month I mail you a 10-day reading guide. Inside you'll find a physical reading plan, something tangible to keep the theme in front of you all month (it's a surprise, don't ask 😉), and access to an online portal with encouragement, a full devotional guide, and monthly check-ins so you're not doing this alone.

It's $6 a month. That's it.

If you want in on July, now's the time to sign up!

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