One joy stealer is placing expectations higher on yourself than what God is asking. Years ago, I remember the frustration and pain of that. When I was overwhelmed or uncertain about what to do, I thought that working harder, doing more, trying to fix it on my own...
We’ve lost our joy, friends. Something has walked right in, bold as day, and stole it out from underneath us. We are discouraged. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are at odds with each other — and the world (and those we love) are receiving a jaded...
Imagine you’re a child. Someone just handed you a bright red balloon. You take it, but your heart sinks because you know what’s ahead. A big wind may sweep in and steal that balloon from you. Or maybe a bully will sneak up on you and grab it. You clutch it so tightly...
My marathon-running husband’s unexpected heart attack. A deep loss. Cancer for the second time. Three surgeries (one in the midst of this book release). A pandemic. Fighting, debates, and so much hope for change and yet uncertainty . . . Okay, friends, let’s be...
Maybe you don’t know what to say right now. You want to speak up, but are afraid it will come out all wrong. You hear so many opinions that it’s hard to know what to do. You are not alone, friend. You are not the only one struggling. As believers, our only example is...
One day I sat in the CCU near Richard’s bed. The machines whirring. Fluid from his chest going into a large glass container near his bed. I was exhausted. Earlier that week I found out I had cancer again. Three days later he had a massive heart attack. I was...
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