How to Keep Your Heart Soft in a Hard World

How to Keep Your Heart Soft in a Hard World

This week, I was reminded of why it is so important to guard your heart, but not in the way of keeping others out; guarding our heart from becoming hard when we are tempted to feel hurt by others. We know the drill. Words are spoken, and we feel that familiar squeeze...
Get Better Not Bitter

Get Better Not Bitter

“Get better, not bitter.” We’ve all likely heard that expression before. Or perhaps a new way to express the heart behind this phrase on the heels of July 4th: “Get freedom, not even.” The truth is, we cannot overcome bitterness unless we...
Freedom Isn’t Free

Freedom Isn’t Free

This week, our nation celebrates freedom. We might gather with family and friends, wave flags, watch fireworks, and remember the sacrifices made so we could live in a free country. Freedom is precious. But it has always come at a cost. But as I have reflected on...
The Father Your Heart Has Always Longed For

The Father Your Heart Has Always Longed For

Father’s Day has a way of stirring up a wide range of emotions. For some, it brings gratitude and joy, longing or grief. And for many, it brings a complicated mix of both. Because earthly fathers—like all of us—are imperfect. Some were present but distant.Or loving...
Learning the Rhythm of Rest

Learning the Rhythm of Rest

Ahhhh…summer. The beautiful weather is an invitation to slow our pace and remember that margin in our lives is a beautiful thing. But learning the rhythm of rest is not so easy in our modern culture. The intense hustle of the past month took a bit of a toll on...
Hope for Every Season

Hope for Every Season

Well, this month did not go exactly as planned. Don’t get me wrong—it was one of the most incredible adventures of a lifetime! But I had every intention of continuing our motherhood series each week, but after ten flights in twenty-five days, including speaking...

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