When God Holds The Pen

When God Holds The Pen

by | Mar 15, 2019 | Brokenness, Failure, Faith, Fear, God, Joy, Marriage

I never thought I’d be divorced. This thought wasn’t born from arrogance, but from naivety. We often accuse children and teens of having a “that will never happen to me” attitude, but honestly as adults, we tend to have the same mindset at times. We often think...
To The One Sitting Alone In Church

To The One Sitting Alone In Church

by | Jan 13, 2019 | Brokenness, Compassion, Faith, God

To the one sitting alone in church, I’ve been you. In fact, there was a time, when I sat by myself week after week and month after month for quite some time.  And it was hard some days. I grew up going to church.  That’s what we did on Sundays, and we always went...
One Star Short Of A Perfect Christmas

One Star Short Of A Perfect Christmas

by | Dec 21, 2018 | Brokenness, Christmas, Faith, God

Last year during Wednesday night church activities, our little girl made an Advent calendar.  The calendar had 24 vacant spaces to affix beautiful, yellow stars starting on December 1st and going through Christmas.  Every day she looked forward to placing that yellow...
Where Is My YOJ?

Where Is My YOJ?

by | Dec 3, 2018 | Brokenness, Christmas, Faith, God, Joy

Is your JOY turned upside down, backward, and hanging on by a thread? Mine is too some days. This past weekend, we put up our Christmas tree. The kids were excited and eager to begin hanging ornaments. In my son’s haste (and inability to read!), he pulled out an...
Let It Go

Let It Go

by | May 16, 2018 | Brokenness, Faith, Fear, Freedom, God, Life Lessons, Prayer

My hands clench tightly around my dreams some days and especially around my heart’s desires. My fists grasp frantically onto those I love in my effort to hold them close and keep them safe, as if it’s in my power to do this. No matter how much I wish it were...