I want to see. I want to learn how to look past the surface and see the deep places where others really live. Because I know where I really live. I know my struggles and the pain of my moments. And when I’m deeply honest, this life is hard. Hard because transparency is risky and […]
Unglued {Lesson 2} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!
This week it was no surprise that making wise choices in the midst of my raw emotions proved difficult for me. Slow steps indeed, requiring lots of grace. There was the person at church who rudely made an unreasonable request… My husband, who tried to help me, but in my opinion was taking too long… A […]
For When You Wonder if You Really Can Finish the Race
When I first took the risk and signed up for a half-marathon, I most certainly had a twinge of doubt, wondering if I really could do it–if I could run the entire race and actually finish. As I trained the doubt didn’t subside either. Now. I’m a “check it off the list” kind of girl. […]
Unglued {Lesson 1} & (in)couraged to hope Link-up!
Coming unglued seems to be an epidemic … I can’t begin to count all the times I’ve been unglued… When she wrote with Sharpie all over her arms and legs. Twice. When we spent a lot of money on his orthodontics and he didn’t “want” to wear his retainer. When she failed to follow through […]
For When You Need the Approval of Others :: Sermon on the Mount {Week 23-24}
I’ll admit it. I’ve been guilty. Longing for the approval and compliments of others… Wanting them to acknowledge the good I do and the way I serve… And if you’re gut-level honest, you’re probably been guilty too. Because most of us, as human beings, struggle with the issue of significance. We long to matter—to be […]
To Welcome Suffering is to Say Yes to God
If there’s one thing I’m learning lately, it’s that suffering is inevitable in this life. That no matter who we are, no matter what we have, and no matter where we live, we will have hard things to face. And yet it’s such a challenge to welcome the suffering–to embrace adversity… To look forward to […]
(In)couraged to Hope :: Unglued {Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions}
(In)Courage is a captivating online community, and their leaders have been praying for new ways to help the women within the (in)courage community connect more deeply with one another. And I can’t be more thrilled to be helping out! My friend Tracie and I are joining the (in)courage community as (in)couragers over the next 8 weeks, and we […]
For When You Need To Grasp His Love
There are still times when it is hard for me to grasp how very wide and long and high and deep is God’s unconditional love for me. To grasp no matter what I do, He could never love me more, And no matter what I fail to do, He could never love me less. He loves […]
When Our Heart Aches, He Meets Us Even There
I cry the ugly cry and can hardly type through the blur. My heart is aching and I know the ache is nothing compared with what some others may be facing. But my tears only know my ache, the reality of my situation, and there’s nothing more real than my very own heart. I’m alone, yet I know God is here. I’ve heard […]
Work Shift: Balancing Work, Life, and Family {A Giveaway}
As far back as I can remember, balancing my love for work with a devotion to my family has always been my goal. And Anne Bogel, from Modern Mrs. Darcy, has written a new e-book on just that, balance. It’s called Work Shift: How to Create a Better Blend of Work, Life, and Family. And if you’re […]
