Tears streamed down my cheeks as I quickly turned from the teenagers at the table and shuffled to my room. No one was to blame, but me. Shutting the door behind me, I fell onto the bed and let the tears fall. A harmless, off-handed remark released the...
Over the last few months, we've been sharing tips for how to navigate seasons of challenge by living intentionally and focusing eternally. So far, we've shared the following. If you missed one, click the links to read more. Tip#1 - Say the Struggle Tip #2 - Take Your...
My whole body held the low hum of panic while my mind raced. Stomach in knots, I was running out of time. A difficult conversation was imminent, and I had no idea what to say or how it would go. Father, calm my heart. Only you...
Heart racing, I quickly closed the door to my dorm room. I could feel my chest tighten, the air constricting in my lungs. Not again, Lord, please. I picked up the phone to call my boyfriend. No answer. Then my pastor, but the phone only rang and...
I was lonely. It was hard to admit, but I couldn't ignore that was the painful source of my challenge. Spending my days caring for my young son and newborn daughter were what I had wanted for years. But one day while sitting in a sea of toddler toys playing with...
“Twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty- three...
The water was uncharacteristically calm, glistening under the noonday sun. The sunfish sailboat my boyfriend and now husband, Rob, paddled out into the middle of the lake sat stagnant. He had hoped to impress me with his sailing skills, but instead he cleated the sail and climbed...
Before I knew it, I was on the ground. Tears instinctively flooded my eyes. My body ached from the sudden impact of the frozen ground beneath me. Unable to move, I called for help. What started as a joy-filled walk on a sunny day ended with...
“They don’t belong here,” I thought to myself as I grabbed my broom and stormed towards my back door in frustration. Bees and wasps swarmed my hummingbird feeder and, in the process, scared off the hummingbirds. It was not a wasp feeder. It was meant to...