I have to admit, I have a love-hate relationship with mornings. On one hand, I love the freshness of beginning a day anew. There's a sense of hope and redemption I smell along with my morning coffee that wipes away the disappointments of yesterday. On the other, I struggle with insomnia and rarely ...
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Broken by Trauma, Healed by Hope
What is it like to be broken by trauma and yet healed by hope? It might seem implausible to consider recovering from past traumas, but it is possible with time and work. Everyday occurrences can trigger past hurts in ways that are difficult to understand. Trauma isn't easy to wrap your mind ...
5 More Things Covid-19 Has Taught Me
Last week, I shared five things I've learned during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. As we roll into the New Year, most people feel ready to kick 2020 to the curb. I'm not so quick to say that 2020 was a complete loss. ...
5 Things Covid-19 Has Taught Me
It's difficult to gain perspective when we are in the middle of the biggest upset to daily life any of us can remember. If it had only lasted a few weeks, we'd be back to normal. But we're not. We are nearly a year into this thing called a pandemic, and my flexibility (word of the year) and patience ...
3 Steps to Honor God’s Vision in Our Lives
Often in our Christian walk, we catch a glimpse of a vision that gives us hope that we can impact others in some meaningful way. In the moment, we rarely have a clue how our vision will ever come to be. This vision eventually becomes our reality as we aim to accomplish it; it becomes a piece of our ...
Freedom in Anger
After a quick breakfast, I helped my kids locate their shoes and backpacks, then herded everyone into the garage to load into the minivan. For this one year only, all four of my kids attended the same school. My oldest was in fifth grade, second born in third grade, the third child was in ...
