Christmas, Grief/Difficult Times, Holidays
A friend and I manage to find a quiet corner in the middle of a holiday celebration. We share a quick hug and then I ask about a recent loss in her life. She shrugs her shoulders then leans in to whisper a confession: “It’s supposed to be ‘the most wonderful time of...
(in)courage, Everyday Faith, Everyday Faith/Devotionals, Grief/Difficult Times, Hope/Encouragement
The average woman is born with two million eggs, a staggering number when you consider each one has the potential to become a human being with freckles and eyelashes, elbows and knee caps. A fertilized egg is the thickness of a strand of hair, an infinitely fragile...
Everyday Faith, Grief/Difficult Times, Hope/Encouragement
She sits on the couch in my counseling office and pulls at a stray thread as she talks. She tells me how life has been hard lately. She recently lost her job. The doctor found a suspicious lump. A few days ago, a car backed into hers in the parking lot of a grocery...
Everyday Faith/Devotionals, Hope/Encouragement
A quick note: The summer sale has been extended through Labor Day! Grab my Writing Course or Introvert Course now while they’re marked down. The hard place where we might be right now is not where we will be forever. Oh, it feels like it in the moment. The light...
