(in)courage, Anxiety, Compassion, Love, Overcoming Fear, You're Loved No Matter What
I shared part of what God has been teaching me this summer here, and today we’re going deeper. If you’ve felt pressure to be a “good girl”, I hope this encourages you. I’m sitting in my counselor’s office. We’re talking about the pressure I...
Grief/Difficult Times, Hope/Encouragement, What Your Heart Needs for the Hard Days
Perhaps today you feel in a hurry to heal. Shouldn’t things be better by now? That’s an understandable question, especially when the place you’re in is hard and uncomfortable. You aren’t doing anything wrong that it’s taking so long; God’s timelines are just different...
Everyday Faith, Hope/Encouragement
I once asked my grandmother, who recently turned 92, for her advice on life. Here’s what she said… My grandmother is sitting at my kitchen table. I open a small book filled with questions about spiritual legacy and invite her to give voice to her history....
(in)courage, Compassion, Confidence, Courage, Hope/Encouragement, Overcoming Fear
“Have you failed yet?” My friend and coach asks my workout partner and I this during an early morning session. We both shake our heads, “Then you’re not done.” We take turns adding more weight to our bar until each of us can’t lift it. After we’re finished we...
