How to find joy in the land of unanswered prayer
The Lord taught me how to sigh in pain, how to weep in gladness, and how to trust during days of hope deferred.
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When things are not as they should be yet still good
What if we could learn to “see through” to the deeper meaning of things and discover the beauty and love of God?
The Invitation to Notice: How my son with Down syndrome is teaching me the richness of a small, unhurried life
I judged my parenting based on whether my children were successful, polite, and kind. I judged my own value based on those standards as well.
What to do when your stuff exhausts you
We believe that home exists to serve people, not the other way around.
How to Make Peace with Daily Bread
Sometimes the bread I’m sent just isn’t the bread I want.
What We Can Offer to a World Crying Out (and it’s not what you think)
In the span of God’s wide and rowdy family, we all belong to one another and there is no such thing as other people’s children.
A new way to look at the things that matter
You don’t have to continue to live stretched too thin — exhausted, stressed, frustrated, and drained.
How Relational Cynicism Snuffs Out Hope, and the Antidote
The remarkable part of Christianity is not that we have a Savior who came to deliver us but that we have a Savior who sees us for who we really are and loves us anyway.
When You’re Overwhelmed by Truth, Torn Seats and All
Remember who created you.
When You Need to Know that Your Story is not Over Yet
Don’t waste anything that Jesus has given and multiplied.
Where Hard Things and Faith Intersect
Peace happens once we accept God’s sovereignty in light of our inability to control the outcome.
A way forward for the muddy, wandering, try-hard woman
God answered my roadside prayer in a most unexpected way, with a miracle.
How the story of your life changes the world for generations to come
When viewed from this lens of small daily actions and how they add up, creating a legacy is the most important job we can undertake.
Either You Change the World or You let the World Change You: How to Change the World & Be Changed the Most
When we change the world for someone else, we change it for ourselves too.
How Trying to Be Strong May Be Blocking You From the Love You Want Most
Love always begins with vulnerability.
