Sally Cressman

@robbystarbuck @SarahLynneCR @chicagobulls @NBA @JadensIV I’m proud of you for standing up for truth.

Jaden Ivey was thrown off the @chicagobulls today over his Christian views on LGBTQ pride events. He’s reacting live on IG right now and refusing to back down from his religious convictions. @NBA wouldn’t dare to do this to any other faith. Christians must stand with @JadensIV!

Coming your way on the Thu. Meeting House on Faith Radio: @TerenceChatmon1 of Victorious Family discusses building families on a strong foundation + from #BlueLake, Sally Cressman @scressman shares how parents can share the Easter message with children

@FridayKaren @EdieMelson Thanks for sharing!

Why Writers Should Stretch: Simple Ways to Reduce Pain and Stay Healthy at Your Desk from @SCressman on @EdieMelson bit.ly/4bWRyx6 #writing #writingtips

@diannmills @EdieMelson Thanks for sharing!

Why Writers Should Stretch: Simple Ways to Reduce Pain and Stay Healthy at Your Desk from @SCressman on @EdieMelson bit.ly/4bWRyx6 #writing #writingtips

@KatherinePasour @EdieMelson Thanks for sharing!

Why Writers Should Stretch: Simple Ways to Reduce Pain and Stay Healthy at Your Desk from @SCressman on @EdieMelson bit.ly/4bWRyx6 #writing #writingtips

I'm sharing about my meeting in the dark with a 1796 grandfather clock. arisedailydevos.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/lig… #christmasdevo #liveinthelight #Christmas2025

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@cecewinans ❤️

Who we talkin' about? #ThatsMyKing Leave a "❤️" if you believe He is worthy!

@AnnetteWhipple @PSLA_News @wbny @ReycraftBooks Congratulations Annette!

Dream come true: Pennsylvania School Librarians Assoc named me the 2025 Outstanding Pennsylvania Author. Huge thanks to @PSLA_News, my publishers, esp @wbny who turned my Q&A owl book into a series for @ReycraftBooks, and my critique partners who make me a better writer!

@criminographer I’m so sorry. May God comfort you in your grief.

We are devastated to say that our beautiful Isabelle died in the early hours of this morning. We are absolutely broken. However, we want you all not to think of her death, but to honour her by living life as she did: fearlessly, joyously & spontaneously.

@BethMooreLPM I’m so happy to hear this!

I have to tell y’all something. For the last 48 hours my physical pain has dropped to about 20% of what it has been for — I’m not exaggerating — YEARS. And it could even get better than that! I’ve had this constant sense in the last two days of, whose body is this??? Y’all don’t know how many times I tried to get just from my bed in the morning to the kitchen and would have to stop at every piece of furniture and bend over it and groan. “Help me, Jesus. Help me.” I’m aware this recovery is long and not linear and I’ll go back-and-forth between good days and bad days. The surgeon told me from the beginning it would not be my last surgery. I’m still tremendously restricted in what I can do and will be for months. But I’m not waiting a minute longer to give public praise to my gracious God, my merciful Savior, my life and hope and joy. I could never have imagined feeling this way again and can’t remember the last time I did. Years ago. For all of you who live with unrelenting pain (which by no accident is many of you fellow writers with its brutality on the body), I want you to know I get it and, though I don’t know you personally, lift you up before God‘s throne regularly. With what’s wrong with my bones, I’ll almost certainly be there again unless God forbids it. I know what it’s like to brave up against ceaseless pain and endure it by the grace of God and cast yourself on him to make it and find him so faithful and I also know what it’s like to just want to scream at the top of your lungs, make it stop! Jesus is merciful. And he is good and kind even if he entrusts us with pain as a thorn in the flesh for the rest of our days. But I want to speak hope into you this morning. I pray for your reprieve. I pray for your relief. I care so much. Keep the faith. Trust in Christ’s tender love and devotion toward you. And know to your bones that one day, one sweet sweet day, there will be no more pain.

@tracesoffaith Looks like a hobo meal. Chicken, potatoes, veggies, and butter (of course!”).

Dinner is on. Any guesses?

@J_CampbellSmith Yay for ice cream!! @josie_siler

@BethMooreLPM 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Good morning, friends! It’s a humbling thing to ask for so much prayer for something that is not life-threatening but I’m dealing with a situation that can be quite debilitating. Some days I can hardly stand up straight. (Tbh, most days.) Would you pray for me toward this weekend please? I’m ecstatic to have a living proof live event in Atlanta (sold out) and desire so much to be unhindered by any circumstance or situation and I’m thinking particularly about the condition of my spine. This is the one event left before my surgery. I had to cancel two others. (Not LPLs). Would you guys believe I have only had to cancel maybe four or five events in 40 years of speaking??? Talk about a faithful God! I’d love for God to bind the pain and the numbness and all while I’m there and while I teach. That would be so wonderful! But if not, pray that he would cause those things to be no obstacle whatsoever to the power of the Holy Spirit among us. I am certain of this and I know many of you believe it as well: in our weakness, Christ is strong. Pray me through one more big event before surgery and then those 5 days afterwards until I’m on that surgical table. When it gets close to surgery, I’d love to ask you to agree with me on a couple of specifics in prayer but I will wait until then to share them. You are wonderful people and right now I am praying for each of you, that God will also enable you to do what he has called you to do and move the mountain in your way. I’m praying he will answer a long-standing prayer and give you clarity in a cloudy matter. You guys are so dear to me. Thank you for letting me be such a prayer hog in this season. I can’t wait for this weekend! I believe with all my heart Jesus will be exalted and present and powerful and transforming. To him be glory and honor throughout all generations.

I’m delighted to announce that “The Dance of Easter” is a finalist in the Christian Market Book awards!! #thedanceofeaster

“The Dance of Easter” is headed to Ukraine! God is continuing to bless and enlarge the borders of this little book. Would you pray with me that the DOE brings hope and healing to this war-torn country? 🇺🇦

Hello, friends. What follows is the latest update on Gus' condition and progress. Long overdue - I know. Thank you for your continued patience! In short, Gus is doing well in day-to-day terms. In the long term, the situation with his kidneys is not much better. He has now reached the point where a formal diagnosis of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is appropriate. What this means is that we are adding long-term dialysis support and the likelihood of a kidney transplant to our heart journey. Gus continues to recover from his tricuspid valve repair surgery. His chest has healed significantly from the sternotomy to the point where the sutures have been removed. He only needs oxygen support at night. He is fed mostly via NG, but speech therapy continues to work with him on bottle feeding. His meds are now given almost entirely through the NG - meaning fewer lines. We've enjoyed many smiles lately. With his left-sided palsy, this takes the form of very endearing (and cute) half-smiles. His legs have been kicking with energy and excitement. He is doing remarkably well for all he's been through and everything he is dealing with. The dialysis situation has also progressed nicely. He is at his goal amount of dialysate and we are working to get his total dwell time down to the point where he can be transitioned to a cycler. Once he is successfully on a cycler, we will be moved from the CICU to the PCU. This is the natural progression towards going home - something we are both excited about and incredibly apprehensive about. That will be a delightful yet difficult transition. As I said above, today marks a somewhat arbitrary date for Gus' kidneys. The time has come when it is appropriate to diagnose him with chronic kidney disease and (potentially) end-stage renal disease. In practice, it doesn't change much, but symbolically, it hits hard, especially six months in. We never really anticipated our heart journey becoming a kidney journey too, and the prospect of it all is, frankly, daunting (to say the least). The days and weeks ahead will continue to bring direction into greater focus. We would ask that prayers be made for us in our weakness and for Gus in his continued recovery. He is well into teething, which adds additional discomfort. There is also some concern about swelling and 'puffiness' in the face - is it his SVC? Is it simply the effect of the steroids? A future cath procedure will likely give us answers. Either way, it appears to cause discomfort, so we appreciate prayers for us and his team as we continue to care for him. Speaking of prayer... Tonight, members of our local church are gathering after our evening service to pray - to pray, should God will it, for a miracle: for a recovery that, at this point, appears beyond the reach of medical means. They will likely pray for our Father to continue, by the intercession of his Son and through the power of the Spirit, to graciously sustain us and give us wisdom - as he has been - through the difficult days ahead. We will ultimately pray for his will to be done and his name to be glorified. This is no cop-out, but appropriate deference to One who knows the beginning from the end, One whose ways are not our ways, whose providence is often mysterious, and whose love and goodness surprise us in ways beyond our ability to imagine - the greatest expression of all, of course, being Christ's cross-work, considered foolish by many. Wherever you are, if you wish to join us this evening in - as some have often put it - "storming the throne" for these things, we would be incredibly grateful. In a word - pray and share! God has already done many great things for us and our son. He has answered many prayers. He has done things that defy expectations. We will keep praying. We will continue to give thanks. Each day is a gift. Gus made me a father, and that is a gift beyond reckoning. Hopefully our next update will come sooner. 😉

My book, The Dance of Easter, is one of four Bible stories now available with Moonlite Projectors! How cool is that?! Thank you to Victoria Duerstock and Michelle Medlock Adams for believing in me and this little book! #thedanceofeaster

@paige_project So true.

"Grace grows best in winter." – Samuel Rutherford #quote #faith #grace

@BetJett @BrianGehrlein I loved it Bethany. He gave me lots of ideas for studying other PBs and what to look for.

Just wrapped filming an interview with @BrianGehrlein and y’all — he’s the real deal. Loved hearing his thoughts on pagination and what makes a great picture book. Check out his PB Spotlight episodes and definitely get your hands on a copy of The Book of Rules, which is my newest favoritest applesauciest read. Pbspotlight.com 🐺