Few things send me into high stress mode faster than a dilemma I have no ability to resolve or fix. But if the problem involves my children, the anxiety level kicks up several notches. When you watch your child struggle through something, knowing you can’t release the burden from them, it hits you in a place down deep. You can't stop worrying about what may or may not happen, and your mind becomes a battlefield. Although many details surround this season our family is walking through with our Continue Reading
3 Ways God Fights for Our Faith
God won’t let our faith fail. I know. The statement sounds almost counterintuitive, right? Our Creator made us with free will and the ability to make our own decisions, so we have a choice whether or not to exercise our faith. We see this premise in the garden, when the serpent deceives Eve and she decides to believe his word over God’s. And yet, the more we get to know Him, the more we see Him saving us from the worst version of ourselves. We see Him chasing after the sheep who’s gone Continue Reading
Hope to Anchor Your Soul in the Midst of Rejection
When we moved to this area ten years ago, I was sure we'd be friends with this family down the street. Our boys were in the same class. We saw each other at school and stood at the bus stop together each morning when they started kindergarten. But somehow, it never happened. My family’s attempts to reach out weren’t rejected just once, but repeatedly. On two separate occasions my brave son rode his bike down the street to invite them over for a Nerf battle. When my husband told me, I prayed Continue Reading
