She was sad and angry all the time. She had just endured a trauma and a very rough break up, she lived so far away from her family, and she was failing at just about anything she attempted in life. Because she'd focused so long on trying to make her relationship with her boyfriend work, … Continue reading How the Story Ends

Have you ever looked at your life and thought to yourself, "There's got to be more than this?" "This" being the way your life feels, the way your life looks, the way you're treated by those around you, the daily little choices of mundaneness or sadness or hurt or mediocrity, the level of happiness you feel … Continue reading Thirsty for Hope

I heard a speaker once say that the best description for the modern-day Christian woman is "tired." Could there be a truer statement? Well, beyond every word of the Bible. We throw ourselves into a frenzied schedule of family events, parties, charity commitments, meet & greets, play dates, sports practices and games, fundraisers, school plays, … Continue reading The Dirty Word Called “Rest”

Have you ever read the poem, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou? It's one of my favorites. But it got me thinking recently about what I know this last time that I read through the poem. I know many things: I'm a ferocious reader, a collector of odd facts and silly … Continue reading I Know Why the Pastor’s Wife Quits

I recently watched  a short video on Facebook by a woman who said her grandmother compared a woman to a glass vase, in that, once the vase is broken it would be impossible to piece it back together. I know this woman's grandmother isn't the only person who thinks of women this way. We see … Continue reading You are More Than Broken