Hope On The Road Less Traveled
At a moment’s notice, chaos could erupt in our home. This day was no different. Although every day was difficult with my son’s illness, some stand out as ones that will forever be etched in my mind. And this was one of them.Something triggered him, as had happened countless times before, and a two-hour-long episode… Continue reading He Holds Our Tears in Loneliness
“Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return.’ The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’” Job 1:20-22 When loss comes, grief… Continue reading Grief is Not a Sign of Unbelief
“May your compassion come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need”(Psalm 79:8). It’s a prayer that I’ve often prayed over the past two decades of trials. As the waves of tribulation seemed to relentlessly beat upon me and my family, it’s a prayer that has also been riddled with doubts over God’s… Continue reading Fighting for Faith When Doubts Abound
Newsletter Something on my mind…“Everything in my life always goes wrong! I know God can prevent it if he wants to, so it seems like he enjoys inflicting pain on me.” Tears welled up in my teenage son’s eyes as these words of discouragement and borderline despair flew out of his mouth. I caught myself… Continue reading When Nothing Makes Sense, Remember These Three Things…
The past several years, God has been stripping away the frills of earthly success, independence, and self-confidence in me. Like Elijah, I have felt hidden by the Lord, severely tested by difficult and painful circumstances. I have been in a battle for faith in response to God’s silence and the relentless furnace of affliction. My… Continue reading A Story of Redemption is Being Written in Your Life
"Where are you, LordWhen the darkness swallowsWhen your silence deafensIn a multitude of sorrows? Where is your comfortWhen pain aboundsWhen companions fleeAnd loneliness resounds? Where is your justiceWhen the innocent are huntedWhen the wicked prosperAnd their evil is flaunted? Where is your compassionWhen a heart can bear no moreWhen weariness overwhelmsAnd it's too much to… Continue reading Comfort in the Cross
I admit, I often battle discouragement in my pursuit of health. I am beyond grateful for the extensive treatment protocol that I’ve been allowed the opportunity to pursue this past year. And yet, while it gives me great hope, the process is still brutal--with no guaranteed outcome. I’m confident that this journey won’t be wasted,… Continue reading There Is Purpose in This Place
Long-term chronic illness in myself and my kids has made life difficult. The traumatic experiences and heartbreak of a neurodivergent child has made life heartbreaking. A devastating injury that led to a degenerative ankle and the inability to do so much of what I love anymore robbed me of a piece of myself. Losing our… Continue reading Does Anyone REALLY Understand What I’m Going Through?
I leaned against the bathroom wall to brace myself as the room began to tilt and a rush of heat coursed through my veins. My legs turned to jello as my heart beat with chaotic rhythm, and the mirror across from me reflected a ghostly look upon my face. I could feel a blackout descending… Continue reading When Your Body Becomes Your Enemy
I have no clear recollection of a life without pain. Although it didn’t dominate my life as a young child as much as it does now, for roughly thirty years, I’ve been housed in a physical frame that’s baseline is one of physical pain and illness. When physical affliction is a way of life, there… Continue reading Pain is a Taste of Hell; Jesus’s Comfort is a Taste of Heaven
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