Coffee for Your Heart, Grief/Difficult Times, Hope/Encouragement, What Your Heart Needs for the Hard Days
Are you going through a hard season where you’ve been hurt by life? Some mornings you struggle just to get out of bed, do the next thing, keep pushing forward. Sometimes it seems like it would be easier to give up. But you keep pressing in, pressing on, refusing to...
Anxiety, Everyday Faith, Hope/Encouragement
If you’re tired today, that’s okay. Being tired means you’ve worked hard, given much, loved deep. To need rest isn’t weakness, it’s proof you’ve offered your all. In the moments when you need rest, welcome yourself with gentleness the way you would a warrior returning...
Compassion, Hope/Encouragement, What to Say When...
I’m driving with my husband on a beautiful day after having Thai food (my favorite) and all seems well until I remember a recent mistake. My inner critic speaks up with harsh words and suddenly my inner sky turns from blue to gray. One accusation can have the power to...
(in)courage, Everyday Faith
I’m sitting in a drive-through line pondering a situation I can’t seem to control. My husband and I are in snowy Colorado coming home from a trip with family. We’re catching a flight in the morning, which means staying at a hotel tonight and fast food is the only...
Compassion, Friendship, Hope/Encouragement
We’re celebrating love in happy ways this month. We’ll give each other heart-shaped balloons, cards with warm words, and boxes of chocolates. But what about the times when someone we love is in a hard place, not a happy one? What can we give then? I’ll confess I’ve...
