Faith
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God Sees, God Hears, God Cares
God sees… the tears falling silently into your pillow. He sees you sitting at the kitchen table alone. He sees you looking into a closet, once full, one side now empty. He sees the loneliness you try to hide. He sees the heartache of being by yourself when there’s...
Hope. Joy. Peace.
Hope. Joy. Peace. The world tells us these should be ours this Christmas season, but it also tells us the way to have them is through...
No One’s Doing It All; And We’re Not Meant To
A couple of weeks ago I asked the kids to write down which of our Christmas traditions mean the most to them. I was curious to know which...
No Matter What Comes, One Thing Remains
I was reminded of something as I sat outside for a few minutes earlier this evening. No matter how many things change, no matter how many...
The Truth About Sundays
It’s Sunday. And Sunday mornings can be hard. I won’t lie—rather than days of rest and worship, it often feels that Sundays are filled...
When Mornings Are Hard
We got off to a bit of a rocky start yesterday morning. Kids were dragging around, we were running late, no one had on a jacket in the...
One Year of God’s Faithfulness
Tomorrow marks one year—one year since I was readmitted to the hospital with postpartum preeclampsia. One year, since I left my big kids...
This Boy of Mine
I took a shower with [fake] snakes more than once last week. He often comes to the front door with a lizard or two he’s just caught riding...
You’re Not Alone
I watched the leaves dance in the wind as I sat by the window praying, while my baby girl napped nearby. “God, I wish I could see you. I...
Life Is A Gift
She was only four days old when I took this picture, and some days I still cry. I still get emotional when I think about the gift I’ve...