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Last week I shared a story about Doubting Thomas, and how I struggle with the issue of having faith. I also shared about my recent struggle with fear and doubt over my desire to have another baby. This week, I would like to share the rest of that story, the part of the story that taught me the importance of abiding in God. When I began to think and sense that I might be pregnant, I shared my heart with a close friend. I knew that Continue reading Foolish, But Free… 
I have a dear friend who recently lost her baby to a miscarriage. It was so heart breaking for Bill and I. We related to their pain as if it were our own loss. As I sat there talking to her she reminded me of how it can be so hard to find God in the middle of our suffering. She told me how hard it was to hear things like, “God has his reasons for everything”. Those clichés can be so meaningless when we are in the middle of Continue reading Why Ask Why?… 
A couple weeks ago, I stood by the front door and watched four paramedics load my husband into an ambulance. It was one of the scariest days of my life.Kedron’s had trouble with his lower back for years. He herniated a couple disks about five years ago and they occasionally give him trouble. But that morning I found him on the floor, immobilized and in excruciating pain. I’d never felt so helpless. I sat next to him on the floor, tears streaming down my face. There Continue reading Broken but beautiful… 
Many readers have fallen in love with Ann Voskamp and her book One Thousand Gifts. I am one of them. I love books that I can honestly say have changed my life. With its message of grace, joy, and eucharisteo (The Greek word for Thanksgiving), Voskamp’s book has forever changed my perspective on what it means to be thankful. It has also changed my perspective on tattoos. I have never wanted a tattoo, but the day I finished reading One Thousand Gifts, my desire for a tattoo changed. Continue reading Tattoo Days… |
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