Tired of Doing the Same Thing Over & Over, Hoping for Different Results?
You didn’t wake up this morning and think, “Today is the day I need to hire a life coach (or relationship coach or spiritual coach or hope coach).” But I would put money down that you woke up this morning, you sweet woman, and within about thirty seconds, your top...
Is It Time to Get Help?
When I was in seventh grade, I was imagining things. I was imagining that my mom was unsafe when I was at school, so I would pretend to be sick to stay home and take care of her. And when I was home alone, I would imagine that someone else was in our apartment with...
3 Practical Ways to Handle Worry
How much of our time and energy do we as women lose to worrying and anxiety? We’ve got huge things on our minds like how is our marriage really doing, am I a good enough mom, will my kids turn out okay, what if it’s cancer, should I change jobs, should I move, will I...
When You Feel Without Options, You’re Usually Not
When we find ourselves in a situation that is painful, frustrating, confusing, maddening or sad, we can either pretend it's not as bad as it is or we can keep doing what we're doing hoping something changes on its own. That is what most of us do, and it's...
Daily Manifesto
Several years ago, I went through a really rough six weeks that left me feeling full of shame, fear, anxiety and confusion. One of the ways God and I pulled myself together was reining in my thoughts by crafting my personal daily manifesto. It has evolved as things...
The (REAL) Purpose of Marriage
I recently heard this quote, “We all come into the world looking for someone who is looking for us.” That utterly resonated with me. YES, I thought. My entire life has been one big long looking for that person looking for me. But then I read something that did more...
How Do I Soften My Hard Heart?
During my difficult marriage, I had a hard heart. My heart was hard and cold and wounded and tired and done. Not hard to God. Not cold toward my family or friends. But closed off to the one I once loved most. During my second-to-last Lenten season of my first...
Staying Sane in a Difficult Marriage
To say it can be difficult to keep walking the Christian walk in the middle of all the adversity of living in a difficult marriage is an understatement. To say it can be harrowing to stay sane while living in crazy town is also putting it lightly. For some of us, it...
Goodbye
In just a few days, my son will walk to the front door with his final box under his arm. He may ask if I want the house key back, I’ll tell him to keep it. He’ll stand there for a moment, because he will know that I will require one more hug. One last hug. Not the...