There was a time, a long time ago, when I sat on the bathroom floor and wept for just one child. I didn’t know what would happen. I prayed God would give us a child, but I never “claimed” that He would. How could I know the mystery of God? And yet, several years later, God answered my cries. He…
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Paige’s Testimony
I was never one to have a strong desire for a “career.” In the loosest sense of the term, I wanted my “worldly” priorities to be a wife, and once I was married, a mother. My husband did not feel as ready as I did, so we waited for 2 years before he began to confidently consider being a father. …
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His Ways Are Not Like Ours: (And This is Good)
My hands tremble as I write these words. Because I don’t know what it will mean in my life. I tremble at the thought of grief–where I never expected it. But also I tremble at the thought of joy. Where I never expected it. Because, His ways are not like ours. I read it in Isaiah 55 this week: “For…
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Can We Talk About New Year’s Resolutions and Shame?
Most years, I spend the final days leading up to New Year’s Eve in reflection of the past year. I eagerly begin making my resolutions, and sharpening my focus for the year to come. But not this year. I just didn’t want to reflect on my past year. I didn’t want to think about what worked well, and what didn’t….
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If Your Christmas Miracle Didn’t Come, Don’t Forget the One That Did
For some reason Christmas was the hardest, when I wanted to have a baby, and couldn’t. There was just something so magical, and warm, and bright–that made me feel like I should be pregnant. By now. Maybe it was all the hope, or the wonder, that seemed to stir the longing just a little bit more. I still remember the…
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