I lasted three hours in the car, blinking back tears, before I finally gave in and let them pour down my cheeks. The interstate miles ticked by on the odometer, and I couldn’t stop the sadness in my heart from overflowing. Earlier that morning, I’d hugged and kissed my parents goodbye, ready to depart for…
Growing up as a pastor’s kid was tough, sometimes even harsh and lonely. It felt like we were living in a fishbowl, constantly under watchful eyes. We also got to experience firsthand how a church functions behind the scenes. We saw the good, the bad, and the ugly. It was hard watching fellow brothers and…
As far back as I can remember, my deepest desire in life was to be the best mother possible. When I came to know the Lord at fifteen, I was convinced God would enable me to fulfill that desire. I believed that when I had children, he would cocoon each one and keep them safe….
The Glorious Table is happy to welcome Melanie Dale to the table, with an excerpt from her new book It’s Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn’t Choose (Zondervan, 2016) “about us sitting down together in our shared mess, taking a deep breath, gripping hands, looking the hard stuff in its beady little…
The bickering from the backseat couldn’t dampen my good mood. We were setting off on our one and only family vacation for the year, taking our six- and three-year-old kids on a weeklong camping trip. It wasn’t quite the Disney cruise I’d dreamed of, but we had a good tent, a great campground, and my…