The orange glow from my bedside clock mocks me as I blink away the hours. I roll over and groan. I know I should get up, but the coziness of my blankets and the weight of my heart keep me in bed. It is the Christmas season, and I feel weary. There are many reasons…
The greatest gift I’ve ever given myself was the bravery to press into pain and the freedom to heal from it. And it’s exactly what I want for you. It’s why I wrote Brave Enough to Be Broken. It almost feels like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Like brave and broken shouldn’t be in the same…
“Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story– those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east to west, from north and south.” (Ps. 107:2-3 NIV) The longer I live, love, read, explore, and dig deeper into the things that make my heart sing or cry,…
Where we draw our identity from matters. If we are basing it on worldly definitions like lawyer, doctor, mother, wife, etc., then our identity isn’t grounded in a foundation that is solid or secure. But if the foundation of our identity is reliable and proven, then we will be stronger, more confident, and self-assured. If…
I was two years old when E.T. the Extraterrestrial was released in theaters. This sweet (if also sad and scary) story about a wayward alien and his friendship with a boy named Elliot was my first movie. As my Mom tells it, I reacted very little during the film. Because I was so little, she…
The world will tell you that you aren’t good enough. You need to do this, buy that, and act like <insert the latest popular public figure here> to be loved and accepted. You need to have it all, be it all, and do it all. This is what is seen in our culture as “making…