Walking with Others Through the Valley
So the question began to shift. Instead of wondering if someone experiencing those middle-of-the-night moments could still be discipled, I wondered how. How do we walk with someone with a broken heart and point them to Jesus? How did people walk with me?
Read how I answered these questions here and click on blog.
Originally written for the Vere Institute.
A Faith-stretching, Anxiety-producing Year of … Gratitude?
Sucker-punched.
I sat in bed, staring at the cell phone still in my hand, my mind adjusting to what my husband had said. The words I spoke out loud continued to spin in my mind as I tried to make sense of it all.
What just happened? Read the rest of the story here.
Originally written for The Redbud Post.
The Hard Work of Healing from Divorce
There were two fears I carried early in life, two circumstances I begged God to never allow happen: losing a child and divorce. I’m not quite sure why those two particular issues scared me as they did—maybe because I’ve seen the devastation loss like that creates in life, the aftermath of the destruction, and the seemingly impossible chance to come back, to heal.
And then they both happened to me. Find out what happened by reading here.
Originally written for The Redbud Post
Hope, Goodness, and Thankfulness
Madeleine L’Engle wrote, “Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.”
The pain was suffocating as I learned to dance with grief and gratitude. Hot tears of sorrow seared my cheeks as they fell, reminding me that though my heart felt dead, I still lived.
How did I do that? Read the rest here.
Originally written for The Redbud Post
He Calls Me Mine
On one hand, stepmoms get a bad rap. The storylines of the evil, mean, and self-serving stepmother are plenty. But, what about the other ones? The ones that step into broken lives and choose to love someone else’s child? Stepmoms like me?
Originally written for The Redbud Post. Read the rest here.
The Sorrow and Silence of Saturday
Could unheard hallelujahs resound in the silence as God’s plan unfolded? Hopeful hallelujahs? Expectant hallelujahs? Was it possible in the silence, as the sounds of this world ceased that his presence was more tenderly known and more keenly felt?
Originally written for The Redbud Post. Read the rest here.
Leading in the Midst of Suffering
I’d helped others through trials and struggles, but dealing with my own was a new challenge.
Find out more here.
Originally written for Christianity Today’s Gifted for Leadership.
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