When Waiting Feels Impossible
Prayer gets complicated when we are waiting. If we could have gotten what we wanted, we would already have it.…
Finding Peace in Uncertain Times: How Meditation Anchors Your Faith
My thirteen-year-old daughter was hospitalized in 2021. The doctors pulled me into a private room to discuss the severity of…
Feeling Lonely? God Is With You
Doing life is scary—bills that need to be paid, the success we so desire, the future we want to build.…
Finding Hope in the Midst of Grief
How can we find joy during the holidays when we’re burdened by grief? Advent remains a time of anticipation, where…
Let God Fill the Empty Places of Your Heart
I was in high school when I first began to realize that I wanted more from my relationship with God—and…
You’re Already Worthy Enough
I’ll always remember the vivid day when I met a new friend named Becca, who spoke to me about my…
Trusting God When You’re Tired of Trying
I picked up my phone off the nightstand that morning and opened it with dread. I felt anxiety fill my…
Jesus Grieves With You
As a hospice nurse, my sister Beth cares for people at the end of their lives, ministering God’s grace as…
Can You Just Sit With Me?
God understands what it means to feel alone. Mark writes this about Jesus, “Then everyone deserted him and fled” (Mark…
Joy in Your Hard Journey
My husband, Steve, had been a daily source of joy for me for more than 50 years. Daily, he made…