Recently we heard a testimony from a friend who lives in Northern Africa where his family helps fledging farmers build dairy herds. He shared about a season of deep discouragement, where it felt like too much heaviness, too much death, too many questions. He got a call late at night from a farmer with a…
I had to apologize to a friend the other day. For years she’d shared about her struggle with anxiety and I thought I knew exactly what she meant. But now, after a year and a half of my own battle with anxiety, I’ve realized that I didn’t really know what she was talking about. …
I needed a headshot for something the other day and after dozens of attempts, I realized my eyes really were just that sad and tired-looking, it wasn’t the camera angle or the lighting. I shared earlier this year about miscarrying last November. Despite the many losses before that one, the loss of that pregnancy felt…
More than once I’ve heard Christians calling each other to what sounds like blind obedience to Christ. Phrases like, just obey or it doesn’t matter how you feel or if the Bible says it, just do it can be thrown around in explanations of how to live out our faith. While there may be specific…
Early December was shimmering through the countryside. The weather was pleasant, the holidays bright. But inside our house, nestled at the top of the hill outside our small hamlet of a village, I was grieving. I wanted to be okay. Some part of me felt like I should be okay. We all love to compare…
Every woman who has grown up in the church or dwelt in our midst for some length of time has probably heard of the Proverbs 31 woman. She’s a master of everything. Brilliant, kind, wise. She works at home but is also a successful entrepreneur who makes enough to care for her family and the…
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