There’s something about dreary winter weather that makes me want to curl up and hibernate until spring. The grey skies. The frigid air. Before I know it, full on winter depression has set in, and according to the calendar it’s still fall. Winter decided to make its appearance in November this year, at least in my neck of the woods. And as much as I would like to tell you I welcomed it with welcome arms, I didn’t. Our pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm actually made me a little resentful. What Continue Reading
What Years of Waiting for a Hope Deferred Taught Me
“Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” Luke 1:45 NIV Little did I know how much I would need to hold onto those words in the months to come. I walked away from the famous author with my Christian Writers Market Guide under my arm, unsure of what he wrote until I reached my hotel room. When I saw the verse, I felt certain it was a sign. A publishing contract was ahead. God, I believe. Help my unbelief. And it was sign. It was a message to give me Continue Reading
How God Responds When His Own Want to Die
Sometimes it’s easier to be a spectator. When someone dies or there’s a tragedy making headlines in the media, that’s often what I am. I sit back and read other writers’ words. I nod and silently say, “Amen.” But over the last weeks following the suicide of two well-known celebrities, I knew I needed to contribute more than hushed acknowledgement. I watched others speak up about their own experiences with depression and bravely tell their stories, and God stirred my soul. I know what it’s Continue Reading