Tag: love
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The Thread of Chapters
There are moments in life that divide our stories into a before and an after. Sometimes we recognize them immediately. Other times, it takes years of looking backward to understand that we were standing at a crossroads, that something was shifting beneath our feet, that the trajectory of our lives was changing in ways we…
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The Gifts I collected at “56”
“I am not simply growing older; I am becoming more deeply the woman God created me to be.” Every year, as my birthday approaches, I find myself looking back. Not simply at the years that have passed, but at the gifts I have collected along the way. Some gifts came wrapped in joy. Others arrived…
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My Journey Out of Shame
“Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” — Brené Brown There is a question that has quietly followed me for much of my adult life. “Was I enough?” Was I a good enough wife? A good enough mother? A good enough Christian? Could I have loved harder? Prayed…
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Before the Next Goodbye
In Honor of My Friend, Ralf This week, my heart was reminded of a truth I wish I didn’t have to learn again. A dear friend passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident. One moment, life was unfolding as it always had. The next, everything had changed. News like this has a way of silencing…
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Rebuilding From the Rubble
People often speak about divorce as though it is a singular event. A date on a calendar. A signed document. A legal ending. But anyone who has walked through it knows that divorce is not one loss. It is a thousand losses. It is not simply the death of a marriage. It is the dismantling…
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The Sacred Gift of Motherhood
Motherhood has been one of the most sacred journeys of my life. Not because it has been easy or effortless, but because of the way it has transformed me from the inside out. There is something profoundly humbling about loving another human being with such depth that their joy becomes your joy, their pain becomes…
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Choosing Me
This year, I received a lesson that I didn’t expect… It didn’t come from a trusted loved one. It came through the quiet influence of a new friendship—one that challenged me in ways I didn’t know I needed. For most of my life, I have been someone who gives. I have spent years pouring myself…
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Tender Truth
This past weekend I spent time with a long-time friend, the kind of friend who knows your story and isn’t afraid to speak honestly about life and faith. Somewhere between laughter, reflection, and the quiet spaces where meaningful conversations often unfold, we found ourselves talking about kindness. More specifically, we talked about how many followers…
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Everyday gifts
A few days ago, I had the gift of hearing Ann Voskamp speak at a conference, and her words stirred something familiar and tender in me. Years ago, her book One Thousand Gifts deeply marked my faith, teaching me to name grace in the everyday. Listening to her reflect on enduring suffering — something we…
