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…
byJody Lee Cates
Life
Do you ever feel like you’ve got more questions than answers when it comes to your relationships? What if I told you that might be a good thing? That it might even be the key to unleashing more joy in your life and relationships? Finding answers to life’s questions – especially relationship questions – makes…
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…
We can’t move forward if we keep looking back. Seems pretty obvious, right? But some things make it hard to stop trying to catch a glimpse of days gone by in the rearview mirror. For me, it’s having kids that have grown and launched into the world (Yes, praise the Lord! But golly, I miss…