In my book I mention several times that there are hundreds of ways that pain can rip through our lives. Since the book’s release, I have heard story after story of heart-wrenching sorrow and I have been touched and blessed by the incredible women who bear their burdens with such grace. There is just something that happens…
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…
The hard days don’t come that often anymore, but they do come. Sweeping in and leaving me lost and trembling. The voice says, “It’s only because you’re lazy and don’t have enough money. If only you had ___________ then you would have what you desire.” The words that fill the blank vary on the day but…
I want to write my own story. I know, I know. I shouldn’t want to. His ways are better, higher. But I see only the now and I want to write it my way. I would have written in a baby that first year after our wedding. I would have carved in financial ease and I…
Dear ones, Come visit me at Allume today? I’m talking about becoming the one thing that you’ve always dreamed to be. In my life, my desire to be a mother trumps most everything else- but for those of you who long for something different (to be a writer? a photographer? a wife? an artist? the…
Bible study yesterday caused me to stop and think hard. The question made my hands tremble and my heart pause. What happens when we learn to use everything—the good and the bad—for the glory of God? Remember how Jesus said, “my yoke is easy and my burden is light”? I’m learning, friends, I’m learning. Right…
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