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Meet The Long Road Home (Plus a Giveaway!!)

Hi Friends, I'm excited to share about The Long Road Home with you this Christmas season. After quickly running out of stock when it launched this past month (through Crossway), we're finally back in business with enough stock to last the season, so I waited until now to share a bit more of what this… Continue reading Meet The Long Road Home (Plus a Giveaway!!)

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A Christian Book Lover’s Christmas Gift Guide

As we enter the Christmas season, I thought I'd share some of my favorite books (including some our kids have really enjoyed), in case you're looking for some gift ideas for the book lover in your life! For simplicity, I have attached links to each if you'd like to learn more or purchase one. And… Continue reading A Christian Book Lover’s Christmas Gift Guide

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A Call to Christian Unity in a Divided Country

It's been a week. And depending on your perspective, it's either been a really good one or a really hard one. Few fall in-between. But no matter where you fall on the spectrum of the election results, if you’re a Christian, there should be a noticeable difference. Why? Because regardless of what your perspective is… Continue reading A Call to Christian Unity in a Divided Country

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The School of Faith – When God’s Ways Are a Mystery

“God, we trusted you. We counted the cost, took a step of faith, and followed your leading. We believed and trusted that you would take care of us as we followed you down this difficult and sacrificial road. Yet here we are, with circumstances that have only worsened. If you knew the pain that lay… Continue reading The School of Faith – When God’s Ways Are a Mystery

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The Long Road Home

Ever since I was young, I've found John Bunyan's "The Pilgrims Progress" to be insightful in the way that it speaks to the human experience, regardless of age or season of life. That's the beauty of allegory - it taps into our God-given creativity in a way that connects to the human and spiritual realities… Continue reading The Long Road Home

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If “By His Stripes We are Healed,” Why Has My Healing Not Come?

Illness - both chronic and acute - have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It's impacted the choices I’ve made and paths I’ve taken (or been forced not to take). It has robbed me of countless things I enjoy in life, such as activities, time with others, being… Continue reading If “By His Stripes We are Healed,” Why Has My Healing Not Come?

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When Our Foundation Falters

To say it’s been a fight for faith is an understatement. Not because this has been the most painful season of my life, but because of the longevity, depth, and layers of hardship that have worn me to a pulp. I’ve had seasons when my agony has driven me to worship as Job did: “The… Continue reading When Our Foundation Falters

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Hope for Healing

Hi friends, this is an a-typical post for me, but it’s an important one: My precious niece, Everly, at the age of 2 years old, began having seizures and rapid regressing causing her to lose all her abilities due to a genetic disorder called FRRS1L (pronounced Frizzle). It’s been heartbreaking for my brother and sister-in-law to watch… Continue reading Hope for Healing

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Mental Illness, Parenthood, and a God of the Impossible.

This is a personal one for me. One I don’t share much of, but I know many are quietly suffering in this way, so here it goes - As I’ve shared before (including in my essay response to some unhelpful comments recently made about mental illness and parenting), most of my 17 years of motherhood… Continue reading Mental Illness, Parenthood, and a God of the Impossible.

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His Faithfulness Outweighs Our Faithlessness

I cried out in desperation - "Lord, where are you? Why do you seem silent to our pleas when we are so desperate for your help?" The enemy taunted in response, "Your faith must not be strong enough. You must not be learning the lesson he wants you to learn. He won't answer your pleas… Continue reading His Faithfulness Outweighs Our Faithlessness