When Cows Drive
We made our annual trek to Chick-Fil-A for Cow Appreciation Day, but the drive home was a little more than we bargained for…
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Emotional Abuse | Grace | Hope | It's Your Turn | marriage | Pain and suffering | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
True Stories of Church Abuse
I’m not sure where the church got this idea that a woman (or man) must stay in an abusive marriage. I don’t know how scripture can be so twisted and manipulated
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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Guilt | Pain and suffering | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
How the Church Contributes to the Pain of Divorce
The tears welled up as the dagger was stuck into my heart and twisted so deeply. The stereotypical comment was more than my bleeding heart could handle. In that moment, I contemplated never stepping foot in a church again.
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Faith | Grace | Hope | marriage | Pain and suffering | Uncategorized
When You Don’t Get the Hollywood Ending
God is still in control. He is still fighting for you even when your marriage fails. He still has great plans for you even when your partner leaves you behind.
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fatherless | Grace | Hope | marriage | promises | remarriage | Uncategorized
A Portrait of Redemption
I see redemption so clearly in so many ways. I see God’s hand carrying us through such painful days to bring healing. I see the God who loves us so well reflected in every smile, in every face.
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Lord, Help My Unbelief
I don’t know those answers, but today I find myself crying out for God to help my unbelief…
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Emotional Abuse | Faith | Forgiveness | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | promises | Uncategorized
How Do I Heal?
I don’t pretend to be an expert or to know everything about healing or growth in the spiritual realm, but I can tell you some techniques that helped me tremendously in my journey toward wholeness.
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The Art of Mindfulness
Over and over, scripture points out a focus on only one thing. I think God is telling us that we must focus on, concentrate on, those things that are most important in life.
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Who Do You Think You Are?
My mother would squash my dreams often with her cutting words.
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Faith | Hope | parenting | Spiritual Growth | Uncategorized
Lessons from my Mom
Do you remember the show Land of the Lost? It had those creepy sleestaks wandering the land and it was on every Saturday morning. Oh. I couldn’t even be in the room if that show was on the TV!
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Faith | Forgiveness | Grace | Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth | Uncategorized
Trusting God in the Unexpected
As I have contemplated how to trust God in the unexpected, I’ve found four words that are helping me.
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Hope | Pain and suffering | prayer | promises | Spiritual Growth | Surviving Adultery and Divorce | Uncategorized
A Prayer for Those Walking Through Divorce
Give us a vision of the beauty you want to bring out of our broken lives.