Have you ever wished for a relationship “how-to” manual? Over the years, I’ve collected dozens of books about marriage, divorce, parenting, friendship, and family. Always looking for ways to strengthen bonds, communicate clearly, and handle conflict. I’m a willing but impatient student, so I usually scan the pages looking for quick and practical advice. Hoping to…
Sitting alone in my room, lights off, staring out the window at the night sky, I wondered many things. How had this happened? How would I explain this to our children, family, and friends? What would come next? And perhaps the biggest question of all: what was God teaching me? What lessons did I need…
It’s a story as old as time and a theme repeated throughout Scripture. Hurting people cry out to God and God hears them. In their darkest hours, they feel God’s nearness and His love. He rescues, heals, and blesses them. The people receive these gifts from God with joyful and thankful hearts. They share what…
Waiting for answers can be hard. Especially when it feels like nothing is happening. We remind ourselves why we shouldn’t settle for a quick fix life and instead choose to wait for God to show us the opportunities He stitches into our pain. We’ve learned from experience that when we stop trying to outrun or…
I know I’m not alone when I say it feels like I pick the slowest checkout line every time I’m at the grocery store or Target. As soon as I commit to register #7, the light goes on at register #2 and my eyes start darting back and forth while my brain runs through my…
Asking why is only natural when bad things happen. But sometimes waiting for the answer keeps us from getting on with healing. When I dropped off my youngest child for his first year of college, I knew (as every mother does) that there was a good possibility he might get sick or injured during this…
