In the whirlwind of grief and trauma, I found peace in the most unexpected place—not in fixing everything, not in …
When You’re Tired of Holding It All Together
I get to make dinner for my family every night. That slight shift in language—“get to” instead of “have to” …
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Don’t Wait for Time to Heal You. It Won’t.
I recently became a certified Pilates instructor. It’s not something I imagined doing in this season of life, but here …
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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 …
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Awakening to the Wonder of God-with-Us
“Blessed is she who has believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the …
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Grieving with Hope
I didn’t expect grief to show up today. My father passed away about three months ago. I spent most of …
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Learning to Hold Space for Yourself
And that’s when I heard it, “Hold space for them.” “Hold space for them? What does that mean?” I asked …
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Find Your Own Rhythm and Flourish
“Find your own rhythm,” we’re told. But in a world full of comparison, how is that done—especially with a million …
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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 …
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Live Without Fear
The pool in our backyard had just been completed, and all my children except one jumped in without a second …
