When Things Change

When I was a teenager I used to pray about my future; “Lord, whatever you have planned for me, I pray that I will love it.” I prayed that prayer for a long time and in truth, He gave me an attitude of joy and pleasure in whatever He brought my way. There were plenty…

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God of My Emotions

God of My Emotions #encouragement #moms #emotions #comfort

It’s four AM. My seven year old daughter with allergies is standing next to my bed. She commences sneezing seven hundred times. When she’s done she climbs in my bed and immediately returns to sleep. Bless her. I, however, am wide awake and probably will be for the rest of the night. Why are worries…

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Who Am I?

Who Am I?

Once I was a wife. A wife and a missionary. For years, I identified myself as these things. Then one day that identity was gone, and I suddenly needed to answer the question: Who am I? Three years ago, I became a separated woman. I was a broken person in charge of mothering four little…

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