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Today I am upset. My heart rate is up, and I’ve written about five angry social media posts in my head. I’m mad for reasons you’ve probably also been mad in the last two years: someone won’t listen, won’t see reason and logic, only presents one side of an argument, the general anxiety-inducing conversations of […]
Find Part one here. Our broken hearts were very much like freshly tilled soil as we left the first church we had served in together. We next came on staff at a church that highly emphasized grace. They were as imperfect as we were, but they were safe. They were honest. They loved God’s Word […]
Growing together as a couple in ministry. That is what I was asked to write about during this month of love. Looking back, I think our 12-year journey has looked a lot like a three-legged race. We’ve remained bound to one another the entire time, but there have been times of dragging, tripping, running out […]
I was rushing around my newly purchased home about a month after moving in, getting ready to have a group of women from church over. My home wasn’t the only new part of my life. We were in a new state, new city, new church and had just purchased our home after five months in […]
God uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines. My childhood pastor used this phrase often. I find great comfort in the thought that God will use me for His purposes no matter how gnarled and twisted I may be. Have you ever said yes to something you felt God was calling you to, but had […]
I sat there in my floor-length dress, waiting for the worship service to start and feeling their eyes upon me. Some in anticipation, some in anger, some simply curious. My hands shook from too much coffee, and as I exhaled a slow breath to calm my nerves, I said the same prayer I’d prayed all […]
I once watched a documentary about a little town in Iceland situated at the base of an active volcano. The town is absolutely breathtaking, rolling hills of vibrant green speckled with pristine white cottages. The black basalt rock of the mountains contrasts starkly against all the life surrounding it. What is incredible about this town […]
I squirmed in my seat as the pastor continued his sermon on honoring fathers. We had just finished singing praises about our good Father in heaven and His love for us. At age eleven, I was recently old enough to be past the limit for children’s church, but far from an adult. I sat next […]
The tension in my neck and shoulders has been so constant the past several months that my body seems to have grown accustomed to it. It is as if this tightness, this ache, has always and will always be a part of me now. This tossing and turning at night is my new normal. Do […]
I sat in our window-lined school room where the late summer sunlight slanted across my desk. My phone blinked the length of the phone call with Jeff. These calls were few and far between. This particular conversation had been brief, yet my heart ached as I realized how bad things had actually become. Jeff was […]
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