soul encourager + hope spreader
I’m excited to guest post over at Messy Marriage this week and open up about my not-so-perfect marriage! Because seriously, who doesn’t have a little messiness in their marriage? I hope you’ll take a peek at my message and then pop over to say hi to Beth and read the rest. I have the privilege …
I honestly don’t understand why hard stuff happens in our lives. But the Bible doesn’t promise us that once we accept Jesus as our Savior and enter into a relationship with Him that it’s all rainbows, lollipops and roses. I wish! God promises that He will be with us when we face trials. “So be …
When my husband and I found out we couldn’t have kids naturally, I was so mad at God. I often broke down in tears during church and felt so embarrassed. It was so awkward! Years later, when we went through a failed adoption of three siblings ages 2, 4 and 6, grief consumed me. Anger …
I grew up with abusive parents who were also addicts. For many years of my adult life, I kept that truth a secret. In “the church” there seems to be some stigma and shame attached to people who come from messy backgrounds. But having a messy childhood is part of my story. And hiding that …
It’s hard to be thankful for the hard stuff that happens to us. I mean, let’s say you just had the worst “no good horrible very bad day” on record. You’re exhausted, feeling broken and just fed up with the world. And then you get home and are like “Hey, God, thanks for all that …
The doctors said it would take a miracle for us to have kids naturally. “In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.” Psalm 25:1 The odds are stacked against us, they said. Our only options are to pop rounds of pills to spike fertility or we could try a few rounds of IVF. That’s …
I have been praying some pretty bold prayers over the past few years. Prayers that give me hope for my future, even when a certain situation in my present seems dismal. I’ve spent many sleepless nights begging God to hear my heart’s deepest cries. I’ll be honest, I often feel like God is off busy …