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There is a moment on flights when the seatbelt sign dings on. Sometimes it is expected. The captain warns you ahead of time “We are anticipating some turbulence shortly after takeoff.” Other times it catches you off guard, the plane jolting and your stomach tightening as the ground suddenly feels very far away. You grip…
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Waiting has a way of stretching the soul in places you didn’t know could be stretched. Years ago, I found myself in a season that felt unbearably long. I was still single while most of my friends were married and creating families. While I was genuinely happy for them, every celebration also pressed on a…
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There are seasons in life when the world feels unbearably loud, like my life right now, yet God feels painfully quiet. The prayers feel like they fall flat. The answers don’t come. The breakthrough takes longer than we thought it would. In that silence, it is so easy to wonder, “God, where are You?” “Why…
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I wish I could say I was writing this from the other side of my depression flare up. I am urgently in the middle of it though. From my bed that I have attempted not to leave for days. Under the blankets and experiencing the kind of exhaustion that runs deeper than sleep. I have…
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There are days when being a parent feels light and easy, when you hear your child’s laughter fill the air for instance. It is easy to love so fiercely. Then, there are days where the world feels heavy. When your body moves slowly, your thoughts turn inward, and even the simplest task such as pouring…
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There is a pain that runs deeper than I could ever put into words knowing I have to protect my son from someone that was my safe space growing up, my mother. Addiction is a thief. It steals moments, memories, and trust. It takes a person you once knew and replaces her with someone who…
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On July 4, 2019, fireworks were going off outside while I laid in bed, staring at the walls with tears in my eyes. My family had tried repeatedly to get me to go with them to celebrate the holiday, but I could not bring myself to. Not long prior to this day I had undergone…
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When I was diagnosed with cancer, I did not fall to my knees in perfect faith or lift my hands in praise. I was angry. Angry at the diagnosis and the time. Angry that I had always tried to do what God told me to do, no matter how difficult it was. I felt abandoned.…
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Every night, our routine unfolds like a habit. Bath time, pajamas, mama’s bed to watch our favorite Bluey episode. Then comes my favorite part, the prayer. Every night my son crawls onto my lap in my bed, lies his head on my chest, I rub his cheek and back and say the same prayer every…
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Hey there new friends! I am so glad that you are here. If you have stumbled upon this little corner of the internet, it is probably not by accident. Maybe you are also walking through a hard season, balancing motherhood and faith, struggling with fertility like me, or trying to find peace after life did…
