Mornings with Jeff & Rebecca

A mysterious illness almost took down a couple in their 60s… until they discovered the real culprit. It wasn't anything serious, but it was tragic in its own way!

Some moments in life are so overwhelming, you don't even know how to pray. The good news? You're not alone in that. Romans 8:26 says the Spirit prays for us with “wordless groans” when we don't have the words.

A man nearly closed his restaurant to stay by his wife's side in the hospital… until a group of teenagers stepped in and kept it running on their own. 

It's wild how much truth God packs into just a few words. Like when He says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart.” Simple, but it changes how I see everything.

There's a baby hippo named Mars who did not want to get out of the pool… until his mom gave him the mom stare. And he listened. Immediately. I guess it's universal.

I read a quote that said, “You don't want to be the richest person in the graveyard,” and it really made me think: am I investing in things that actually matter to God? 

Our neighbor's cat climbed a tree to get a bird the other day. I got him down, but the bird he was bothering kept dive-bombing like the problem wasn't already handled... and I realized, I do that with God too. 

Have you ever been at the self-checkout when it freezes and says, "Help is on the way"? It makes me think of something Jesus promised in John 14: that He'd send the Holy Spirit to help us.

My friend Suzanne has over 50 pairs of magnetic eyeglass frames, and she keeps them all on her fridge. Yep, just walks over in the morning and picks out her glasses for the day like it's an accessory wall. A little odd… but also kind of brilliant.

When was the last time you cleaned your vacuum? I did recently, and it got me thinking... God's Word is a lot like the filter. It keeps the junk from getting into the parts that matter most.

You know that feeling like you look suspicious even though you're not doing anything wrong? That was me at the grocery store with a bag of cookies. 

Sometimes life just doesn't make sense. But even when things feel shaky, my faith pulls me back to what I do know: Jesus is still good.

Tarantula mating season is officially here in Texas… and I have so many feelings about it. If one of our cats brings a tarantula into the house, we're moving. End of story.

It's hard to let go of something you've been depending on: your routine, your plan, your sense of control. But following Jesus sometimes means dropping what's familiar to step into something better.

One of the Camp Mystic flood survivors rewrote the song “Hallelujah” to honor the lives lost, and it's absolutely beautiful. She shared it on TV… and got a surprise visit from her favorite artist, Lauren Daigle.

The verse in Proverbs about “fearing the Lord” used to sound a little intense to me, until I realized it's really about trusting God first... and there's a promise that comes with it.

Big Tex's boots are headed to Washington, D.C.! Don't worry: he's not going barefoot at the State Fair. These are his backup boots. But it's still fun to think about them taking a little road trip for a year-long exhibit at the Smithsonian.

I love a good summer cookout... but it got me thinking. The same way marinade changes the flavor of food, the people around us shape who we are. It's a good reminder to be intentional with our closest influences.

You may have seen the news that Hulk Hogan passed away recently. What you may not know is that he was a Christian – and he shared openly about giving his life back to Jesus after years of struggle.

God didn't design us to go through life alone. I was having kind of a rough day, and right in the middle of it, a friend texted just to check in. It turned into a really sweet moment of prayer and encouragement. He really does give us the right people at the right time. 

I was so close to giving up on this plant... I moved it all over the yard, tried everything. And then it bloomed. It just needed more time.God used it to remind me: growth doesn't always happen on my timeline.

I've prayed "God, when are You going to show up?" more times than I can count. But John 13:7 reminds me: just because I don't understand right now doesn't mean God's not working.

Scottie Scheffler may have just won a major golf championship, but let's be honest... his one-year-old son Bennett completely stole the show.

Fear says, What if this goes wrong? Faith says, Even if it does, God is still good.Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego had that kind of faith... and it's the kind I want too.

My mom found one of my dad's old notepads the other day, just a little one he used for work. But tucked inside were some handwritten notes we didn't expect. Sweet, simple words that meant the world to us.

Caryn and I planted some plants earlier this season, and I just noticed they're all leaning toward the sun. It got me thinking… am I doing that with Jesus?

I'm a rule follower. I like order. I like when the red Play-Doh stays with the red Play-Doh and the yellow stays with the yellow. That's just how it should be… right?

Did you ever make shadow puppets as a kid? I remember sitting in my room, taking the shade off a lamp and trying to shape my hands just right to make a duck or a butterfly on the wall.The funny thing about shadows is they're not real. They don't have substance. But they can look convincing.And I've realized that's exactly how the enemy works.

Fishing sounds fun… until you're sitting there for an hour with nothing biting. That's usually how it goes with our boys. Jeremy will take them out, and about five minutes in, they're already asking when we're going home. They don't love fishing – they love catching.Which is why I think Joe, this guy at Bass Pro, might be on to something. 

They hadn't even finished building their church. But when the floods came, Citywest Church didn't hesitate. They opened the doors, turned their grounds into a staging area, and just started serving. 

There are times when I really want to reach out for help or prayer, but I hesitate. Not because I don't trust my friends, but because I'm afraid of what they might think if they knew I was struggling. In reality, they'd probably just think I'm human… because I am.Yesterday, I got a text from my friend Lisa...

When something good is on the horizon – a new opportunity, a fun idea, a big decision – I want to move fast. I want to make it happen. And in the past, I've even convinced myself I was doing the right thing… when really, I was just doing it my way.But here's what I've been learning: when I force things forward without waiting on God, even if it works out at first, it's exhausting.

At what age can you start telling someone about Jesus? Not your age – how young can they be?I just saw the sweetest video of a Papaw holding his great-grandson, who can't be more than a few months old, and he starts telling him all about Jesus.

There are plenty of things I've prayed about more than once (more like a thousand times). And sometimes I catch myself wondering, “Is this too much? Should I stop bringing this up to God?”But then I remember: silence doesn't make the problem go away. It just makes the enemy more comfortable.

Tobias, our cat, is obsessed with the front yard. Every day, he's meowing at the door like he pays the mortgage.So when I saw this couple online who filled a kiddie pool with real sod and put it inside for their cat… I thought: genius. 

The other day at a doctor's appointment, my doctor asked if I was still waking up early for work. I told him I was, and he mentioned that he'd been trying to stay consistent with early morning workouts himself. He said thinking about someone else who gets up early helped him stick with it.I didn't expect that. I hadn't said anything to inspire him... I was just doing what I always do. But it reminded me that our daily choices speak, even when we're not saying a word.

If I had a few million dollars lying around (and I don't), I know exactly what I'd buy: a 54-pound rock from Mars.No, seriously. It's going up for auction this week in New York.

A friend of mine recently started working out because she wanted to change how she looked. But after a few weeks, she wasn't seeing big results... at least not on the outside.She told me it was hard at first, but everything shifted when she stopped focusing so much on the mirror and started paying attention to how she felt.

When I was growing up, my dog Callie was my best friend. You never forget the pets that loved you like that. So when I heard Nicole's story, I just about cried.

There are moments in life that leave you wondering... Does God still care about me? I've had those thoughts too. Maybe you're walking through something right now that feels heavy, and you're wondering if God still sees you, if He still hears your prayers.

When someone offends me, I usually want to talk about it. And by talk, I mean vent. To someone else. About that person.I know that's not the right way to handle it... but it's just the habit I fall into.But reading the book of Job recently gave me a better picture.

Sometimes I say things to encourage my kids... and then I realize I need to hear them too.