I sat on the edge of my bed and stared blankly towards the moonless sky outside my bedroom window. For two weeks, I lay awake with jittery sensations in the center of my body. It grew worse each night as...
But what strikes me most this Lenten season is Mary’s trust in God. So, I am taking steps of faith, like telling this part of my story....
My dad was in the hospital this week. Thankfully, he is out, and his prognosis is good. While I hung out with Dad those two days, I was privy to some sad sights. The most tragic was the man recovering...
If we've ever needed You, Lord, it's now, Lord, it's now, We are desperate for Your hand, we're reachin' out, we're reachin' out, If we've ever needed You, Lord, it's now, Lord, it's now, We are desperate for Your hand,...
365 days. My tunnel journey began one year ago last week. I had to make my way through the dark. Unfortunately, there was no way around it—one slow step at a time. Today, as I continue to plod on, I realize this...
Unwell. Unengaged. Uninterested. It was as if I stood in a hallway before an unopened door, knowing health and healing lay on the other side. Ten years ago, I pleaded with God to heal my malaise. I desperately needed and wanted...
My oldest child arrived nine days late. Labor lasted over twenty-four hours until my doctor performed an emergency Caesarean, transporting my baby boy from my womb into my arms. This dark womb was a comfortable, familiar home; leaving was not what...
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa My light lost its shine during a trying time around nine years ago. I was in the abyss of homeschooling three wild...
For You are my lamp, O Lord: The Lord shall enlighten my darkness. 2 Samuel 22:29 This morning, the local, national, and global headlines suffocated me with darkness. Gloom took me down and could not be shaken. The stories of crimes against...