Hope
Today is the first day of Advent. For four weeks we will prepare for Jesus’s birthday. It is easy to prepare the house, buy the presents, and do the baking. It is much harder to prepare my heart so...
View ArticlePerfect Hope
Every time I walk through the doors I expect to hear, “Everything’s perfect!” But I always leave throwing my hope into another day. John had his monthly heart biopsy at Duke on Monday. The doctors...
View ArticleWhy You Must Fight for Your Singleness
You often hear the phrase “fight for your marriage”. There are tons of blog posts, books, conferences, and sermons to equip you to do just that. But the more I talk to single women, the more I realize...
View ArticleIs God Keeping You Single on Purpose?
Life makes so much more sense looking back from down the road, doesn’t it? For instance, when I think back to experiences from my past sometimes I have these “Ah Ha” moments where my world comes...
View ArticleWeekend Prayers and Links
I was in Georgia for most of the week last week visiting my best friend since third grade! Yes, third grade! And the coolest part is we still talk almost everyday. So that is the reason I didn’t post a...
View ArticleWeekend Prayers and Links
As a general rule, I’m not a worrier. That doesn’t mean I never worry. Worry’s just not one of my default traits. However, recently I’ve been worrying about something. Pin It All worry starts out the...
View ArticleWhy I’m Announcing My Pregnancy at 5 Weeks
I thought this time would be different. During my first pregnancy, I was fearful of announcing my pregnancy too early, and then losing the baby. As I grappled with this feeling I wrote a guest post...
View ArticleWhere Do You Take Your Heartache?
I entered this past week with a heavy heart. It is not often that I feel so weighed down and full of sorrow. As I went to bed on Sunday night I wanted to weep and release the pain and confusion that...
View ArticleHow Rape Led Me to Jesus
God do you care? God were you there? Were you there when her world fell apart? When he took her identity? When he took her hope and threw it on the ground? How did you let that happen? Why didn’t you...
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