What is my "best life" when one of the best parts of it is gone?
Read MoreOh the good that comes from dying to ourselves and doing the work of Jesus.
Read MoreThere is no other term that could better describe every one of my days; happy-sad.
Read MoreAlone feels big and scary like a monster hiding under the bed just waiting for the light switch to flip off.
Read MoreDon't feel obligated to join in festivities if that hurts your heart. Don't feel pressured to feel sadness if that's not what you feel. Remind yourself that your emotions are valid and normal.
Read MoreWhen the world seems dark, He is the light. When fear seems so big, He is the biggest. When the enemy comes calling out each one of your failures, Jesus reminds us that He has set it all right. When panic enters your heart, the Prince of Peace is there to comfort.
Read MorePrayer is not a negotiation with the Creator of the world.
Read MoreI am here to tell you, even in the darkest times, hope in Jesus is enough.
Read MoreI am a mother of a teenager, but I don't get to experience it.
Read MoreMy expectations as a mother had to change if I were going to keep my sanity.
Read MoreTomorrow, I can choose hope.
Read More"Don't get rid of all that darkness, you need it to see the light".
Read MoreToday I am sad. I am also hopeful, joyful, happy, expectant, and full of gratitude.
Read MoreLoving with an open hand.
Read More"Hard is not the opposite of good." There CAN be good IN the hard. We must choose to find the good through the hard.
Read MoreI learn to love my dance. It's all I have left.
Read MoreWhen the number law is broken, then emotions are fair game.
Read MoreGrief is hard, necessary, and beautiful.
Read MoreEven Hallmark holidays are excruciating.
Read MoreDeral’s first birthday in Heaven.
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