I apologize ahead of time. My posts have dealt a lot with grief since the death of my sister. I pray that despite this topic, there has been something encouraging and enlightening. I know it will be a journey I will walk for awhile. But I also know it is a journey we all must walk at some point in our …

I continue to be amazed by the dichotomy of God. The longer I study, and the more I live, my cookie cutter, poly-ana faith is challenged. Yet, as it is challenged, it is deepened. I’m forced to trust in a God who dares to take me through difficult things to refine my faith. I’m forced to challenge my own doctrines and …

I’ve been praying for a friend who just lost a loved one. And in my prayers, I have prayed for her to experience permission to grieve. It may sound like a silly prayer, but in my own experience of grief, I’ve felt as if I wasn’t supposed to do so because of the hope of heaven. I felt I wasn’t …

I have a routine every morning. I carefully walk down the stairs, turn on soft lights, make the coffee, feed the cats, then sit on the couch with my Bible. Sometimes I just sit there for thirty or forty minutes. I would like to tell you that during this time I’m praying powerful prayers or reading the scripture, but the …

I’ve never believed in getting a flu shot… until today. The flu has swept through our family. Three out of five are down, me included. I’m thankful you will not be able to get my germs through the internet, and I can still write, though at 6:30 this morning I didn’t know if I would even feel like doing this. …