It’s been awhile since I’ve done a life update…in fact, if you follow my blog closely, you might have noticed I didn’t do a single blog post last month other than my Dinner at 1800. I believe I am currently in what one calls survival mode. It makes sense, I suppose, when I think aboutContinueContinue reading “Pregnancy, Panic, and Praise: A Third Trimester Life Update”
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Finding Hope: A Husband’s Perspective
Today was my day to write a post about hope. I told Daniel that I was going to skip it because I had nothing of worth to say. So he said he’d write one for me. I hope his words mean as much to you as they did to me. From Daniel: Your worst dayContinueContinue reading “Finding Hope: A Husband’s Perspective”
Where is Joy?
Life is hard. We all know that. It’s why so many Christian authors, myself included, focus on joy and hope in their books. Because we are all just trying to make it through life. But that joy? The one that is supposed to buoy you up no matter the circumstances? That joy has been eludingContinueContinue reading “Where is Joy?”
Dare to Hope
I learned, early on in life, what I thought was a valuable lesson. That hope usually led to disappointment in life. If you hoped for something, got excited for it, it was bound to fall through or hurt you in some way. So, by the time I reached college, I had my own mantra. ItContinueContinue reading “Dare to Hope”
Hoping For What Is Not Seen
It’s hard to wait for what you want. I should know. I’m terrible at it. I’m one of those people who gets impatient when decisions aren’t being made. Who decides she wants something and immediately starts planning steps to get it. Who feels like a failure when her first couple queries didn’t immediately garner anContinueContinue reading “Hoping For What Is Not Seen”
Being Discouraged
Wondering why my blog post is so late today? I’ll be honest…it’s because I didn’t want to write about hope today. Nope. I wanted to sit and wallow. Because sometimes there are just those days–or weeks–where you wonder if it is all worth it. And not just about writing. About life in general. When itContinueContinue reading “Being Discouraged”
When You Don’t Feel Like Being Thankful
Being thankful in life is something that a lot of people talk a lot about, and especially at Thanksgiving. But you know, sometimes, it isn’t as easy as it looks. Or as easy as it is to say it. There are plenty of articles and social media posts and blog posts and sermons and anythingContinueContinue reading “When You Don’t Feel Like Being Thankful”
Fighting the Forest
You know that churning unease inside of you that just upsets everything around you? That feeling you get when all is not well, or, in my case this week, when you have so much to think about and so much to do that you are avoiding it but you also feel guilty about avoiding it,ContinueContinue reading “Fighting the Forest”
Forest Idylls 