My Thoughts and Stories

My mom used to say I had the energy of three people. I had no way to know that energy would lead to outbursts and that I’d need to learn to overcome anger biblically. Whenever my grandmother kept me when I was a child, I would spend as much time as possible racing...

It’s easy to see what’s wrong in our lives. The trick is to be intentional and find the good in our current situation. Learning to be grateful for what we have enables us to move beyond our frustrations and irritations and step toward joy. Embracing “what is” means...

In the weeks leading up to Mother’s Day a lot of emotions are stirred. Many moms deal with prodigal children, strained relationships, infertility, illness, or loss and grief. You may awaken each day with the belief that nothing will ever improve. When Mother’s Day...

We can find a blossom of hope in grief even when it feels elusive, or impossible. While a part of grief is everlasting, eventually our time of endless weeping and deep mourning does come to an end. The resurrection of Jesus reminds us that we can find hope, new life,...

“I’m looking for a woman who loves Jesus more than she loves me. I don’t want to be idolized; I’ve already experienced the problems that causes.” My mouth dropped open. I was interviewing a handsome, well-educated single man at a conference. “Wow!” I said, thinking...

There are times when the aches in our souls are so deep and crippling that we wonder, what do I do when the pain becomes unbearable? We live in a culture that believes if there is pain, there is a cure for it. So, we often have the mentality that there has to be...

“I always thought grieving was only for the death of someone. I never realized that I would go through the process of grief with other losses as well.” Sophia was 23 years old and heard me speak about growing through the changes we don’t choose. She expressed her...

On Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to become consumed by the horrible pain we’ve experienced in past relationships. It’s also a potentially dangerous time if we recently faced breakup pain. We’re tempted to search for anyone who will ease our pain. Someone who will hold us...

Healthy people attract healthy people. Unhealthy people attract unhealthy people. This is a hard thought since we’re all broken and damaged in some way. That's because life on earth isn’t perfect. But when we seek Christ’s healing power and receive help from safe,...

Many people love to spend time outside in the winter, but when surrounded by snow on a bright, sunny day the light can be blinding. If we put on our polarized sunglasses, we can suddenly see things we couldn’t see before. Polarized lenses minimize the glare caused by...