Yesterday was just hard. Some days are like that. When you’re a mom, the car seems to be a good place to go to be alone. Last night, you could’ve […]
You Are Who He Says You Are
This shirt.I don’t know who gave it to me. It just showed up on my desk one Wednesday night, before prayer meeting. The note was simply signed, “a friend.” Loss […]
I Didn’t Know
I didn’t know I didn’t know I’d miss the soft snore coming from your side of the bed I didn’t know I’d miss the morning breath that kissed me awake […]
How Long? (A Psalm of Lament)
I feel like you’ve been silent even though I know you’re here.I know you’ve never left me, but I cannot feel you near.I don’t know why I’m doubting when I’ve […]
Who Is My Neighbor?
Who is my neighbor? This season of profound grief has made me take a new look at some old Scriptures. One of those passages is a story Jesus told in […]
I Choose Faith
Three years ago, I was sitting in a hospital room, in the middle of a miscarriage, facing the very real possibility that we were about to lose our fourteen-year-old to […]
Do the Next Thing
I have long loved Elisabeth Elliott, but recently she has become somewhat of a hero of mine. Widowed on the mission field, she continued on with the calling God had […]
An Early Retirement
“Why would God take someone like Jeremy, who was doing so much for Him instead of someone like me, who isn’t doing anything?” I was asked this question in the […]
Fully Known, Fully Loved
When someone knows everything about you — your flaws, your idiosyncrasies, your weaknesses — yet loves you completely with zero reservations; that is an invaluable gift. But like many gifts, […]
Valentine’s Day Without Him
Today was Valentine’s Day. I knew it was going to be a hard “first,” so I’ve been keeping myself busy so I didn’t have to think too much about a […]