I took my wedding band off of my right hand last night. And now I'm down to one ring. Later this week, I travel with my son to a country...

It's April. The month I've been dreading. The month I've tried to put off by looking the other way, not flipping the calendar to take a...

“But no one except Lucy knew that as it circled the mast it had whispered to her, "Courage, dear heart," and the voice, she felt sure,...

We tend to obsess over finding God's will for our lives. I see this all the time in the college students that I work with. One season is...

Only Jesus can tell me who I am Only Jesus sees Only Jesus loves me fully with a love that can satisfy Only Jesus knows my future Only...

I've been really brave lately. Booking flights and planning trips without G. He always did these things for us. Getting ready to go out...

All of life is grace. Yesterday, I was walking to my car after meeting with a student on campus and feeling happy. The sun was shining....

Yesterday I was talking to a friend about fear. Fears that I have for the future - for any changes that I might make. I look back and I...

Psalm 139 has been a favorite of mine since college - maybe even high school. In those years as I struggled with my identity, this Psalm...

(written 2/10/22 - posted late) Yesterday was triggering. HW let me know that his kids won't be returning to the same school that they...

The Middle: Audrey Assad Hey Don't write yourself off yet It's only in your head you feel left out Or looked down on Just try your best...

Here we are again. It's Valentine's Day. Last year it was on a Sunday. I doubt we watched the service online that week. Some days it...

Yesterday I went to a co-worker's wedding. My first wedding since G died. First wedding without him by my side since my brother got...

"I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it." - Psalm 81:10 What am I...

I can't go back. The life I had with G is gone. Gone. Nearly everything has changed. I'm still at the same house, but it's different...

"Analyzed afresh and repudiated my base desire to do something for God in the sight of man, rather than to be something, regardless of...

I can't stop thinking about HW. He came over yesterday to help me with a home repair, and ended up being here for 3.5 hours - with 2...

I realized today that I still have to live one day at a time. That God's will unfolds one day at a time. His leading happens one day at...

My crazy heart has been all over the place this week. Absolutely shredded emotionally from grieving G's death and all that led up to it....

Over the past couple months - maybe longer - I've become a bit obsessed with Jim and Elisabeth Elliot. I've known of them and their...