Hope When It Hurts, Suffering with hope

Revive Our Hearts Interview – Day 2

"You’ll never know that Christ is all you need until He’s all you have. And when He’s all you have, then you really will know that He is all you need."@NancyDeMoss Listen in to day two of the @ReviveOurHearts interview. https://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/hope-when-it-hurts-day-2/ And in case you missed it, you can listen first to day 1 here… Continue reading Revive Our Hearts Interview – Day 2

Hope When It Hurts, Suffering with hope

Revive Our Hearts Interview – Tune in Today!

Friends! My Co-author, Kristen, and I had the privilege of talking with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth about Hope When It Hurts and the peace, joy, and HOPE we have in seasons of suffering. Join us by tuning into Revive Our Hearts today through Wednesday  (November 20-22), either on the radio or online here: https://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/hope-when-it-hurts-day-1/ https://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/hope-when-it-hurts-day-2/ https://www.reviveourhearts.com/radio/revive-our-hearts/hope-when-it-hurts-day-3/ 👉>>Do… Continue reading Revive Our Hearts Interview – Tune in Today!

Hope When It Hurts, Suffering with hope

Though He Delay, He Will be Faithful

My heart is hurting today. Contentment, peace, and joy seem nowhere to be found as I have felt a fresh blow of the devastating challenges that come with my child’s special needs and the health struggles in each one of my children. Once again, I am reminded that life is not at all as I… Continue reading Though He Delay, He Will be Faithful

Desiring God Posts, Suffering with hope

The Red Sea in Front of Me – Reaching for God in Despair

There is no escaping the painful realities that surround my family. Our own Red Sea looms before us while the relentless enemies of physical and mental illness, financial strain, layered losses, and temptations to lose heart, pursue us from all sides. While crushing circumstances involving physical and mental health, finances, marital pressures, and loss have… Continue reading The Red Sea in Front of Me – Reaching for God in Despair

Desiring God Posts, Suffering with hope

God Has a Purpose for My Lyme Disease -Three Promises for Any Suffering

As my seven-year-old daughter curled up on the couch with stomach pain, she looked up at me with sadness and confusion in her eyes and said, “Mommy, I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but I kind of wish you hadn’t had us when you were sick — then you wouldn’t have given us all… Continue reading God Has a Purpose for My Lyme Disease -Three Promises for Any Suffering

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The Light at the End of Ourselves – Walking the Valley of Despair

I’m weary — body, mind, and soul. Weary of waiting, weary of fighting for joy, weary of hoping for better days. If I’m honest, a sense of despair has increasingly clouded my view of life and left me wondering if the darkness will ever lift. God’s word says that we are “perplexed, but not led… Continue reading The Light at the End of Ourselves – Walking the Valley of Despair

Suffering with hope, Unlocking The Bible

When Your Find Yourself In a Dry and Weary Land

I was 17. I had my whole life ahead of me and yet, there I found myself, wanting it all to end. I sat silently in a stark white hospital room, broken, hurting, and alone. How did I end up here? Not more than a year earlier, I had been basking in the attention and… Continue reading When Your Find Yourself In a Dry and Weary Land

Desiring God Posts, Parenting, Suffering with hope

To Parents With Special Needs

This is for the family whose life is not as they expected it would be. It’s for the family: who may seem normal from the outside, but on the inside is hurting, lonely, exhausted, confused, stressed, and unsure of the future. who lives on eggshells in their home, trying their best to parent a child… Continue reading To Parents With Special Needs

Suffering with hope

Could There be Two Kinds of Hope?

“We have run out of options. Your ankle will continue to get worse and you may eventually be unable to walk on it. In order to prolong your use of it, you must avoid all running, jumping, and stress on your leg. To the best of your ability, even avoid gaining much weight. In the… Continue reading Could There be Two Kinds of Hope?

Desiring God Posts, Parenting, Suffering with hope

Pray Them Home – Three Prayers for Prodigal Children

I once was that prodigal child — lost, angry, and struggling to find my identity. Hardened on the outside, but deeply hurting within. The pain of my choices was not only destroying me, but creating heartache within our family and severing my relationships with the people who loved me most. By God’s grace, my parents… Continue reading Pray Them Home – Three Prayers for Prodigal Children