I don’t know about you, but I’m emotionally spent. These past few weeks have been very taxing on my heart and mind. I keep feeling God nudging me to rest, but feel like there isn’t time to relax. It’s a crucial habit to cultivate, but one we often neglect. When burdens are heavy Sometimes the…
Beauty and pain play tug of war. Life can be so beautiful and so terrifying at the same time. I’m often amazed at how well we all cope with the ups and downs this world has to offer. Some things seem so trivial compared to the monumental things we deal with. One moment we are…
Sometimes making people happy is easy. The other night I brought Kyle home a cookie that I grabbed while I was out with a couple friends. He was thrilled. More thrilled than I expected. It was easy. He was happy. But it got me thinking . . . is giving as sweet if it doesn’t…
When we imagine of romance and love, we usually conjure up images of walks along the beach, candle lit dinners, or cuddling by the fireplace. I’ve experienced zero of these scenarios in recent history. We don’t have time for any of that right now. Our lives are more busy than ever, and there is no…
I spend way too much time thinking about all of the things I dislike about myself. It takes up so much mental energy and leaves me feeling frustrated and depressed. It’s pretty selfish if you think about it. Who am I to be so critical? I am made in God’s image so isn’t that enough…
Life can be overwhelming. We have recently added four extra kids to our household. My sweet nieces are here while their parents get some things sorted out and settled. This has been a huge change for everyone involved, and has made it challenging to get much done other than cooking and cleaning. We are happy…
Conviction and clarity can come at the strangest of times. Yesterday I was helping my toddler clean her room, which is to say I was resting on her bed and pointing out all of the things she needed to pick up and put away. As she did this, I was flipping through the tale of…
The scariest part about being diagnosed with a brain tumor was the not knowing—having such scary possibilities. As soon as I caught my breath, and was finally able to say something, I asked the doctor “Is it dangerous?” He said, “I can’t make you any guarantees. We just don’t know yet.” We just don’t know…
Wives are feeling lonely We receive letters from women each week. We feel privileged they take time to share their hearts and lives with us. The hardest part is hearing the difficulties many of them go through. Lately, women are telling us they feel ignored by their spouses. It’s sad to hear how worthless it…
“You have a brain tumor.” Not something I ever wanted to hear out of the mouth of a doctor at midnight in a quiet ER after a terrifying 40 minutes of brain scans. I’ve spent the greater majority of my life terrified of tumors, of surgery, of sickness. A brain tumor was my biggest fear.…