It was the day I realized that I couldn't go on. My husband was gone on a two-day trip and I was home alone. Alone. Without the babies I longed for, since my body was broken. Without the friends I had leaned on for years, since my pain had caused me to push them away. Without my family, because I didn't even know how to call for help. I was crumbled on the living room floor, wailing. No … [Read more...] about Where to Find True Strength
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Oh, Church, Wake Up!
I was empty. That is the honest-to-goodness truth. Empty of anything life sustaining. Empty of anything good. But nobody knew it. After all, I had a reputation of being alive and full. I poured out, I gave, so I must have something inside... right? I was sitting on the porch of our mission house in Haiti when my emptiness caught up with me. I still remember watching my tears splash into … [Read more...] about Oh, Church, Wake Up!