Author: Amy Puchta

Psalm 139:14 – I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. We’re all guilty of it, myself included. Every woman I’ve ever known sees her outer “flaws” as a glaring reminder of everything […]

Walking into a theater, it’s the buttery popcorn. Stepping outside, it’s the wet dirt after it rains or the freshly cut grass. For me at a younger age, it was the permeation of tortillas cooking […]

Like so many first-year teachers, I went into my classroom and was not nearly as prepared as I thought I was. The first month or so seemed to be okay, but things started slowly falling […]

When I first started planning my move to Arizona, I was sure that this was where God wanted me to be. And so I had convinced myself that everything else was going to fall into […]

Impulsive…I can be so impulsive!  As a little girl I wondered why this was so bad…I knew just what I wanted when I wanted it and I was able to make quick decisions when others […]

I am a person who avoids conflict because it frightens me.  When there is conflict in my home I am looking for cover.  My parents would argue a lot.  Their parents did not know how […]

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts […]

I was driving to work the other day and (one of) my favorite songs came on the radio, so I turned the volume way up – If I told you my story…If I should speak, […]

Four years ago the following verse was given to me on a piece of scrap paper while on a weekend retreat. “ I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do […]