There Will Always Be Room For You At Home
First, I’m sorry. I’m sorry for all the tears. I didn’t know how soon they’d start but they’ve already begun rolling…
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You Carry Your Children’s Burdens—But Who’s Carrying Yours?
I was talking to my sister the other day, and she told me her teenage daughters (the two older of her four children) had both been crying the…
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Hey God, It’s Me
Hey, God. Sorry it’s been a minute. But something happened today, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I understood Your heart a…
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God Can Exchange Beauty For Our Ashes
Ashes are the remains of something destroyed by flames; ruins. If we look back, we can recall experiences that seemed like flaming situations in our…
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Sometimes You Pray For a Miracle and God Gives You Two
I have prayed every single day for this moment. I’ve also wrestled with sharing our personal life on social media, but if our story can give…
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We’re Learning to Let God Write Our Love Story
It’s been almost 15 years since that first date, the one where he showed up at my apartment with an inedible chocolate cake. I can’t remember…
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Knowing Jesus is With Us Makes All the Difference
Dear friend, I’m so sorry. Can we just sit together awhile? It’s fine to be quiet. You’re allowed to weep. Hold your children if they need…
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A Reminder of the God Who Sees Me
I cried over a kitten this morning. It felt dumb and ridiculous. It felt compassionate too, yet the critic in my head condemned me for crying over a…
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Sometimes I Hate My Past
Sometimes I hate my past. Not all of it. I’ve had a very blessed life and really great times. But, there are parts of it I hate. There are parts I…
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I Loved You at Your Darkest
Dear Child of God, I see you there thinking about all that you have done wrong in your life. I see you wondering how God could ever forgive you. How…
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