Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Encouragement for Today, Hope for Eternity
Faith & Hope
Are you in a hard season right now? If so, you’re not alone, friend. This morning on social media I posted an encouragement for anyone in a difficult season that seems like it will never end. So, before I jump into my blog post for today, I want to share a little excerpt from my post this morning. (You can …
Faith & Hope
I don’t typically use a post from my social media accounts as a blog post. But after posting this morning, I decided to re-post the below post from my Instagram account and Facebook page for those who don’t follow me on social. Like all of my posts, I hope that these words speak to your heart today! I absolutely love …
Faith & Hope, Infant Loss
I’m gonna sing, in the middle of the stormLouder and louder, you’re gonna hear my praises roarUp from the ashes, hope will ariseDeath is defeated, the King is alive!” “Raise a Hallelujah” by Bethel Music Anyone heard this song at church or on the radio recently? (If not, click on the link-it’s worth an extra 5 minutes of your time, …
Faith & Hope
This is not an easy post for me to write. Depression is something that most people don’t want to talk about (me included). In fact, I started writing this post a month and a half ago, and I just couldn’t get the courage to finish it and publish it. There’s a societal stigma against depression, and for some Christians, there’s …
Faith & Hope, Infant Loss
I sat on my bed one morning recently thinking about Heaven and what it will be like to see my daughter Hannah Grace again. Since her death just over a year ago, I’ve thought about what it was like to hold her and see her face to face before she passed, but I hadn’t spent a lot of time really …
Faith & Hope
School shootings. Syrian refugee crisis. Domestic violence. Innocent people getting killed in American streets. Bullying. The list goes on and on. So much darkness. It seems like every single day we’re hearing stories of people (adults and children) suffering, hurting, and dying. How do we make sense of it all? Can we make sense of it all? Our hearts break …
Faith & Hope
I’ve been slowly reading through a really great chronological Bible reading plan. Today’s reading was from 2 Chronicles 16. I’m reading through it, thinking, “Ok, what am I supposed to learn from this text today?” Then I keep reading a few verses down, and it was like, Bam! That’s what I needed to hear. Have you ever experienced that as …
Parenting after Loss
Today, April 25th, I am 20 weeks pregnant. I’ve officially reached 5 months, and I can’t tell you what a huge milestone this is for me. To have made it this far and for my sweet baby girl to be healthy and well, I don’t take that for granted in the least bit. When I was pregnant with my daughter …
Faith & Hope
My son and I were listening to a CD the other day that had kid-versions of various songs that most of us have heard since we were little. One song that played has been in my head ever since. The song is, “I Shall Not Be Moved.” You may be familiar with one of its many versions sung by various …
Faith & Hope
While driving one afternoon, the words, “Be still” came to my mind. I took a deep breath and allowed those comforting words to sink deep into my soul. I had been going from one place to the next, and my mind had been preoccupied with a myriad of thoughts. I tried desperately to clear out some thoughts with each exhale. …