She had twins. Beautiful little girls with tiny fingers and velvety skin. There was a time when she thought motherhood was forever lost to her and now daughters number 3 and 4 have joined the family. I ache with the glory of it. God redeems and here is proof. Shimmering, exploding evidence of grace. Holding the tiny bundles, I…
I’m not sure why that day was so hard, but it was. A day when the thoughts of all-that-could-be got lost in the reality of all-that-wasn’t. My husband kept asking what was wrong and I kept opening my mouth but not finding the words. Is it possible to explain that the “wrong” is only a complete…
In Pain Redeemed I share the lyrics to a song I wrote during my battle with infertility. I pray this bless you in your own journey.
There is one verse in the Bible that I struggle terribly with, Sons are a heritage from the Lord Children a reward from him. (Ps. 127:3) That word, reward, is like a bitter taste in my mouth. My mind immediately says, “So, what didn’t I do right? Huh, God?” I know it’s written to be…
You’ve heard it, I’m sure. Whispered in the dark of night. Shouted under the bright light of day. Slithering into the desperate places of your heart. Maybe it came while you were in crowds of people or locked in your bedroom with the curtains pulled tightly shut. I’ve felt it in the deepest places of my…
She dreamed of it from the time she was a little girl. Someday, beyond the tomorrows, she would be big enough to have her own. A beautiful silver locket. Some girls scoffed at the idea of a locket. They didn’t want one or need one but they got one anyway. Some girls threw theirs away….
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