Erin Whitmer

Christian Writer and Speaker

Traces of Grace: How What We See Shapes How We Believe

“Do you know all your letters?” the nurse asked Noah in the hallway at the pediatrician. “Yes,” he said enthusiastically, and then he began to sing his ABC’s. She interrupted him, pointing again at the vision chart. She wanted him to identify the letters on the wall. In his defense, she hadn’t made that clear. After the vision test was complete, the nurse looked at me with concern and said, ... View Post

Holy Land Highlights: Where Was Jesus?

Three weeks ago, in a hot parking lot outside a Virginia Chuck E. Cheese, my husband and I stood in a circle, prayed over our two boys, said our goodbyes, and prepared our hearts for the trip of a lifetime. I cried the whole way to the airport, took a break as we went through airport security, and then continued with the water works until shortly before our flight took off. In the previous ... View Post

Holy Land Highlights: The Photo Album

Dear sweet readers, my husband and I have just returned from our two-week journey to Greece and the Holy Land in Israel. If you follow me on Instagram or on Facebook, you've had the opportunity to follow along on this adventure with us. (If you aren't already a FB fan, look to the left and click LIKE.) I posted daily photos and a few videos of our most impactful moments. If you don't already ... View Post

Baggage Claim: How Does God Use Our Failure?

Sometimes, despite my best intentions, I feel like I can’t do anything right. My laundry room is piled up with clothes. There’s more toothpaste on the kids’ bathroom counter than in the tube. I ditch another opportunity to make a wholesome meal and instead load the family into the mini van for a field trip to the local Mexican restaurant. And those are just my perceived mothering failures. Don’t ... View Post

Baggage Claim: Dealing With Doubt

We're in the middle of my series addressing the baggage we can carry as we walk along in this journey following Christ. In week one, I introduced the idea of baggage. Last week we talked about the Trinity of Self as our first bag. This week we're addressing doubt. Have you ever watched a child wait in line for a ride at an amusement park? He starts out patient, a sweet smile in anticipation of ... View Post

BAGGAGE CLAIM: What’s Your Trinity Anyway?

It was big. Really big. No, not my appetite for Tostitos cheese dip (which I love) or my obsession with shoes (which is even bigger than my jewelry obsession), no, that’s not what I’m talking about. Those require adjectives of giant proportion. But what I’m talking about here is my nose. My best friend says it was a witch’s nose with a hook. When she says this to me I struggle to remember why ... View Post