Developing thankfulness in difficulty
It’s so easy to be thankful in good times—when the job market is good, when you’re able to go on a nice family vacation, or when everyone is healthy…
The struggle to surrender
I've been thinking a lot about surrender and what it means as a believer—more specifically, as a special needs mom. I used to think of surrender as…
What to do when someone you love has a miscarriage
Pregnancy and infant loss is tragically common. Chances are, if miscarriage or stillbirth isn’t part of your personal story, this unique type of loss…
The painful truth about our child’s pain
I had stopped praying other than to occasionally tell God how mad I was at him. I was still a believer, worshiped on Sunday mornings, trusted my soul…
Giving Jesus our burdens
Talking with my sister the other day, she told me her teenage daughters (the two older of her four children) had both been crying the previous day…
Finding abundant life in our shifting circumstances
Fatima tugged her red scarf over her hair as she prepared a rice dish for lunch. She was the only Christian among a family of Muslims. Fatima hadn’t…
Talking to your kids about the Covenant School shooting
When I was in college in California, countless of my friends went to Borderline to go line dancing. We held sorority events there. We never felt…
Three ways to help a family who just received a cancer diagnosis
Whether you’ve walked alongside someone or faced it yourself, you know there’s never a good time or circumstance to receive a cancer diagnosis—and…
Tis the season for joy
Every parent has hopes and dreams for their child. Years ago, my husband and I attended an event at our child’s school, and something the speaker…
