Wait for it: Life with Perspective
Toddlers do not possess perspective. Whatever you do, do not mention a prospective activity to a toddler that you are not fully prepared to do at that exact moment. Can I get an amen? Toddlers do not understand that while you will carve pumpkins later, you do not, in...
Faithfulness: Hope when You don’t Feel Like it
I don't feel like writing, but I will. I will sort through a bit of my own chaos and share it with you as a way of processing what I know will heal but hasn't yet. Tonight my oldest bumped his head on something. The source of injury remains undetermined, but I...
How’s Your Heart?
"How are your hearts, ladies?" That was the text I sent my friend squad on Friday morning. I sent it hoping to find some emotional needs to hone into a relevant blog topic for this week. Their response varied, but my plan backfired, literally. My question to them hit...
Grief: Praying Bitter
My husband walked in to find me sitting in the bathroom holding my knees as tightly as I could trying not to let the wracking sobs escape. I was broken mentally because I was broken physically. Others all around me had become pregnant and delivered children but here I...
Never Alone
“God, do they even care? Do they even like me?” My insecurities were bubbling up – about to bubble over. Alone. I was facing this alone. Then came the whisper. “There were four men in the fire.”
Battle Ready: What to do When Spiritual Battle is Coming
Have you ever watched a storm roll in? When I was in college, I spent an entire summer working with a ministry in the Smokey Mountains. I learned quickly to carry a poncho on the even the most beautiful days, because the question was not if it would rain, but when....