My heart pounded as I stood on the sidewalk, holding a laminated sign. My fingers were cold. It was sprinkling.…

Last fall our young ladies’ group did a Bible study through the book of Nehemiah. I was really excited to…

Happy New Year, friends! It's crazy for me to believe that 2024 has come to a close. As I've been…

It's my favorite time of year... and I'm feeling a little bittersweet about it.  My birthday always falls within the…

I know the feeling.  Because this has been me.  For years.  I remember being horribly embarrassed to admit to my…

Have you ever heard people say that theology doesn’t matter, it only matters that we love Jesus? I have heard…

This summer, I made Kelsey Lee Writes LLC an official business.  It’s been in my prayers for over a year. …

This spring, a group of young women from my church participated in a Bible study through the book of Galatians. …

In 2020, I took up gardening.  I never enjoyed gardening as a child.  Specifically, I hated getting dirt under my…

Proverbs 31 is famous for verses 10-31, in which a mother tells her son what to look for in an…

A couple years ago, I was asked to speak to a ladies group on the promise of transformation.  Today, I…

Happy President’s Day! As I mentioned in a previous post, I was gifted a devotional book through the psalms of…

A friend gifted me a Bible journal this summer for Psalms 120-150.  I’ve loved taking the time to slowly read…

Five years ago this month I walked across a stage to receive my last Bible Bee Nationals participation medal.  Five…

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  I love celebrations, and I especially love this day that is dedicated to giving thanks…

I sat in my favorite coffee shop at the counter, my Esther Bible study in front of me next to…

As I continue reflecting on my Bible study through Esther, another theme that came up over and over was that…

I recently finished studying the book of Esther with some dear sisters in Christ.  Studying this book has been such…

I always told myself that I wasn’t going to write about relationships or singleness on my blog.  It seemed like…

Below is a message I gave at my church's father-daughter dinner, and I thought I would reshare it here. I…

I’ve always found Job to be a difficult book to read.  The start of the book explaining Job’s predicament and…

Not too long ago, my family watched a Sight and Sound production of Jonah. It was a musical and took…

I love making New Year’s Resolutions.  Ever since my mom first introduced me to the concept as an eight-year-old girl,…

This summer, our Bible Bee group studied the book of Ruth and the theme of redemption.  To redeem something is…

This summer, I have been studying the book of Ruth with my local Bible Bee group.  Our study this summer…

This summer, our Bible Bee group is studying the book of Ruth.  I love the book of Ruth!  (Like, it’s…

A couple months ago, one of my writing classes in college had a debate about whether the Bible should be…

I love cooking. It’s so satisfying to take a bunch of random ingredients and turn them into a cohesive dish.…

I love telling stories.  Creating story worlds and adventures and walking characters through rough circumstances to see them conquer the…

Are you a new year’s resolution or word-of-the-year person?  I am.  I really enjoy setting goals for my year and…

I’ve been struggling with anxiety recently.  It’s hard for me to admit, because often I want people to think highly…

This summer I have been doing a Bible study with my local Bible Bee group on Acts 1-11.  We’re studying…

This past week my sister and I have been spreading bark on the garden beds in our yard.  It was…

I’ve had a thought tumbling around in the back of my mind for a couple months regarding Mother's Day. I’ve…

I was studying Ephesians 2 recently, and as I was looking at cross-references for this chapter, I was struck by…

If you could time-travel and meet a Bible character (besides Jesus), who would you want to meet? My list of…

Over the past year I have been praying for revival, that God would use this crazy past year to bring…

Hello, Friends! Today we have a guest post from my lovely sister, Louise! She is finishing her last year of…

Waiting.  I don’t know about you, but that word tends to remind me of feeling restless, like when I was…

What is freedom?  Our culture today seems to think that freedom comes from being able to do whatever you want…

Happy New Year!!! :) Are you a new-years-resolutions kind of person?  I am.  I find setting goals for the year…

This past week I have been studying John 13, the account of Christ washing His disciples’ feet.  This account and…

One week till Thanksgiving!  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, but this year I have been looking forward to…

2020 has been quite the year.  From pandemics to unrest to wildfires to elections – this year has shaken us…

I took a New Testament survey class last spring, and each week we were supposed to pick a chapter of…

Rest.  The idea of rest stands out to me as a college student who’s constantly trying to juggle assignment due…

My state is on fire right now – not figuratively, but literally.  It’s weird, because everyone thinks it rains all…

I recently participated in a Bible memory challenge where we memorized the book of Habakkuk.  This short book is so…

Our young adult class at church was going through Romans 5 last week, and the first five verses really stood…

The book of Revelation can be pretty confusing sometimes, and I know with the current state of our world right…

With the current state our world is in, with all the uncertainties 2020 has thrown our way, there seems to…

As I was thinking and praying about what to write today, a word popped out to me in my notes…

I’ve been thinking recently about what it means to not just be a good friend, but a godly friend.  How…

Growing up.  As a kid, I couldn’t wait to be a teenager.  I thought by the time I reached 16,…

Our Bible study group recently had a challenge to memorize a passage of Scripture from whatever we are currently studying. …

I have noticed something interesting since these stay at home orders began.  I have had more time to think about…

What an interesting time we are living in!  It’s funny to think that in just a few weeks, people went…

Several years ago, as I led a game for the four and five-year-olds, a little boy asked me at VBS,…

A friend of mine challenged a group of us to start off the year in the Psalms.  For the month…

I was recently reading through the book of Matthew, and I was struck by what I learned about Joseph. Joseph…

Sometimes I wish I was still a little girl, back when I was oblivious to things like house votes and…

Have you ever had several seemingly unrelated things come together to complement one another so well that you just know…

One of my favorite memory verses as a little girl was John 15:5. It was easy to recite, rolling off…

This past weekend I attended a young adult retreat where the Pastor spoke on the topic of being still before…

When I was fourteen, I wrote a note to myself, folded it up, and wrote “Do not read until 2016”…

This summer I was a host for a local Bible Bee group (learn more about the National Bible Bee here). …

I was reading the news recently and was shocked by some of the horrible things happening around the world and…

Since I wrote a lesson I learned from my mom on Mother’s Day, I decided that in honor of Father’s…

I recently studied 1 Thessalonians 1, and I was amazed at Paul’s description of this church.  This church had a…

With Sunday having been Mother’s Day, I decided to write about something I’ve learned from my mom.  God has blessed…

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;…

Since beginning college, I’ve struggled with feeling grumpy.  All my time is spent doing homework, and the stress of homework,…

I climbed into the van one Sabbath morning with a huff, grumbling because my younger brother was bugging me.  I…

Recently, I was asked to speak at a youth event. The topic was the evidence for God. This is a…

Have you ever repented of a sin that God had convicted you of, and yet still felt guilty about it…

Recently I’ve been studying Philippians for the National Bible Bee competition.* It’s a beautiful letter packed full of practical applications…

Now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you ask, for all my people in the…

“Good job!” “What’s that?” “Hey, that’s not nice!” “You’re mean!” “Never thought about that.” “That’s cool!” “Come here, please.” “Stop…

Over the past two years I have been working to lose weight and be healthier. If you’ve ever tried to…

I stepped into the park with my mission trip team, excited to spend time with the kids and tell them…

Have you ever played the game where you always lose – the comparison game? It’s a horrible game, yet so…

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son…

Gossip. Talking bad about someone behind their back. It’s something we all know is wrong but tend to think isn’t…

I’d never had a Sabbath where I didn’t want to go to church. Sure, I’d had days where I was…

I love Romans 12. There are so many nuggets of truth in this chapter. I was only going to write…

Every girl longs to be beautiful. Why else do we buy so much makeup and clothing? We spend hours on…

I’ve been blessed to grow up in a loving, Christian home. I grew up going to church and knowing all…

My lifelong dream has been to be a wife and mother. Even at a young age I was dreaming about…

I am a very emotional person. Everything I do is done with feeling. The thing about being emotional is that…

Recently I’ve been burdened to pray for revival in the church, and not just in my local church but really…

Happy New Year! :) It’s 2018! The past year has been wonderful and full of blessings. While we don’t know…

I crawled into bed and pulled out my Bible, shaking my head. It seemed as though yet again I had…

Memorizing Scripture. You’ve probably done some of that during Sabbath school classes. But most people, when they reach the teen…

Thanksgiving is this Thursday! During the next few days my family will be busy preparing for company, and cooking lots…

Philippians 3:7-8 “But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of…

Several years ago, a little 9-year-old girl was sharing a joke with several of her friends, but the ending of…

You help out at an event at church. You work hard serving, and in the end, you’re given a pat…

A year ago my mom bought me a beautiful coffee mug with Proverbs 31:25 written in gold letters on the…

There was this TV show I used to watch about a family that lived on a horse farm. The story…

Have you ever asked God for something? Maybe a miracle, maybe help for a test, maybe for strength? When you…