If you lean in close, you can hear it—the desperate cry of people lost in despair, grieving what they thought …
How to Celebrate Mother’s Day Without Your Mom
Over the past few years, I have seen cancer invade my friend Rachel’s mom’s body, eventually resulting in the death …
For Those Moments of Doubt and Loneliness
Both new authors with Hope Books & a beloved friend whom I highly esteem, I’m in awe of Annie Weber’s …
Grieving with Hope
I didn’t expect grief to show up today. My father passed away about three months ago. I spent most of …
What Christmas Came to Destroy
My husband murmured a few days ago, “It’s been a rough year. I’m ready for 2018 to be over.” It’s …
It’s Okay to Feel
“To accept the dark nights is to accept being human…It is to accept being who I am. This is holiness.” …
Where Real Life Meets Our Real God
If you lean in close, you can hear it, the wrestling of restless women wanting more than religion. They want …
Braving the Hurt of Your Neighbor
“Hold space for them.” These words dropped in my spirit last February after teaching at the women’s drug rehab for …
When Grace Walks In: A Personal Testimony
One Saturday, eight years ago, I sat in our screened in porch of our three- bedroom ranch, questioning my faith, …
Cultivating Your Dreams When It Seems There’s No Time
“I think we should do a calendar together. I’ll paint a watercolor for each month, and you could write a …