Reconciling God’s Goodness with Our Suffering
I’ll never forget it. I can never unsee it and I can never unfeel it. The pain of watching the ultrasound tech search for that once-obvious baby while contractions pulsed and tears filled my eyes, was one of the most traumatic things I’ve experienced both physically and emotionally. The anxiety caused my body to shake […]
Practical Ways to Treasure Christ More
A version of this article was originally published on Unlocking the Bible. I often look back on my day with regret. I think of the many minutes gone to waste in the form of mindless scrolls or swipes, and the hours spent with eyes glued to a screen. Someone posed a question once that pierced […]
Stuck Between Sin and a Heart Change
I’m in the middle. I bet you’ve been in the middle before too. That frustrating point between God’s revealing of a need for change and a heart that’s struggling to get there. The part in sanctification where you feel exposed—you see your sin and you’re doing all the right, practical things to grow, but the […]
Habits to Aid Your Meditation on God and His Word
This article originally appeared on the Well-Watered Women Blog. Have you ever longed to sit and savor a moment? Maybe it was the first time your baby was placed on your chest, or the feeling of a spring breeze carrying the scent of honeysuckle to your nose. That moment when your boyfriend went down on […]
Releasing My Death Grip on this Season
In a couple of months, I’ll lay my son down in his crib as an infant and he’ll awake as a toddler. I wasn’t prepared for my heart to physically ache at the thought of my baby no longer being a baby. People coached me to be thankful for this season because it’s gone too […]
It Was the Season of the Psalms
“How long, O Lord?” Two tears fell to the pages of my Bible one after the other as lament sprung from my lips. More tears followed. Words could no longer be spoken with clarity and I took comfort in the fact that the Spirit was interceding the groans of my heart. Groans like, “Lord, why […]