“I have been really devastated this week, like the man who built his house on the sinking sand, this trial… Read more Mae’s Story: Shame, Failure, and Identity in Christ

“I have been really devastated this week, like the man who built his house on the sinking sand, this trial… Read more Mae’s Story: Shame, Failure, and Identity in Christ
“When we first adopted the girls I naively thought change would happen soooo much faster!” laughs Shari, rolling her eyes… Read more Shari’s Story: Adoption, Trauma, and Parenting
“I feel so betrayed, I’m not sure who is real anymore—all the safe places I used to turn to, they… Read more We Draw Near
“No, “ I said, to the little blond girl with a pouty red lip, my daughter. She crossed her arms,… Read more Mother-Daughter Conversations: When No is Yes.
Tis three days till Christmas and in this madhouse Six kiddos run restless, drumming like grouse They hang from the… Read more Twas Three Days Till Christmas
I’m sitting in the dark in a hotel room nine hours from home the weekend before Thanksgiving, all five of… Read more Fearless Gratitude
It’s ten o’clock and I’m tucking them into bed, weary with the breadth and depth of the day—up since five… Read more How A Mother’s Love Enters Fragile Spaces
I woke up this morning to a cold, quiet house, slipped out of bed and downstairs for a few silent… Read more Sorrowful, Yet Rejoicing at Christmas
My love, Yesterday was our fifteenth wedding anniversary. We woke up at 5:45am to the sound of water splish-splashing in… Read more On Our 15th Wedding Anniversary
The boy stomped into the kitchen, cleats clicking on the tile as he muttered low, “He never keeps his word… Read more When Love Calls You to Die