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Naomi’s husband took her and their sons to a foreign land due to a famine in Israel.  She had to leave her home, family, and everything she’d known.  Eventually, her husband died.  Then a son died.  Then her other son died.  When she returned to Israel, she couldn’t even see the blessing of her daughter-in-law…

It was a chapter that I never would’ve written for myself.  The chapter in which I suddenly became a single mom and entered into a long season of indescribable grief and pain.  The chapter where I shed more tears than I thought humanly possible.  A chapter where I often found it difficult to see hope…

This is not a typical post, but one that I wanted to do for fun prior to the beginning of summer.  I love reading, and I love reading to my kids.  I keep hoping that someday, because of my avid reading, my kids will love to read.  I have most definitely surrounded them with lots…

For years, I have struggled with not feeling stable and secure anymore.  It’s caused me to struggle with both anxiety and depression at times.  I have struggled with the Lord even more though over the fact that he would take these things from my children.  It was our desire for our children to have the…

I never would’ve written this chapter of my life – the chapter where life is hard and I stay exhausted.  The chapter where I feel like I fail more often than not.  The chapter where chaos reigns and it takes every ounce of my strength to hold everything together.  Have you ever felt this way? …

This year has been hard.  It’s been full of setbacks, disappointments, and obstacles.  People have lost jobs, businesses, or loved ones.  At the very least, it’s been full of craziness and uncertainty.  For many of us, it was full of challenges and struggles.  That’s why the words I came across in Philippians today are so…

Friends, I feel tired all the time.  Sometimes, it’s just a little fatigued.  Other times, I can barely get my kids to bed before I crash.  I’ve wondered, “Am I just a low energy person?  Why am I so tired all the time?”  Then, it occurred to me.  I’m not just taking care of four…

True contentment lies not in liking our circumstances but rather in accepting the life God has given us, trusting that He is good and sovereign and that all seasons of life work for our good.  However, this is easier said than done, especially when our life looks nothing like we expected.  It is difficult when…