Heartbreak to Strength Blog
Helping you find hope, joy, and purpose in your unexpected storms. Friend, I cannot promise that life will be storm-free, but I can promise that God will be faithful in the middle of the storm. He was for me, and I know He will for you. My prayer is that you will find encouragement and hope each week through my Heartbreak to Strength blog.
God’s heart is to rescue, redeem, and restore you!
We sat cross-legged in the woods behind my neighbor’s house, leaves crunching beneath us. There, I spilled all the gory details. As a seven-year-old, I didn’t know it was called abuse. I just knew I…
How A Decade of Infertility Transformed Into A Powerful Testimony of Faith & Hope
For years, my husband and I dreamed of building a loving, vibrant family. As time passed, we were confronted with the heart-wrenching reality that starting a family was not as simple as we once envisioned….
Choosing Forgiveness When Your Heart Breaks Due to Friendship Loss
There is a saying many of us have heard that goes like this… “Some friends are in your life for a season, some for a lifetime.” If we have the privilege to have a real…
Important Lessons Learned About Heartbreak and Healing
Sometimes in life, we end up in seasons where we need healing. I’m in one right now. I didn’t want to be and didn’t see it coming. But isn’t that how most seasons of healing…
God’s Strength in the Face of Heartbreak
Tragedy is not usually in our thoughts, because it should be far away where we cannot see it in someone else’s life. When it happens to you and your family, it continues to feel that…
You Are Never Alone: Encountering the Unconditional Love of God
It was a blistering hot Sunday and it just happened to be my birthday. It was 10:30 a.m. and I had just arrived for the start of church. I was happy to be there to…
How to Persevere When Dementia Feels Like a Long Goodbye
I first started to notice something changing right about the time I got married. At the time, I figured it was a change in the relationship due to the fact that I had gotten married….
Praying For Others Can Help You In Your Grief
I didn’t want to go to church after my son died. Two days after Sebastian was born, my husband and I took him to New Heights Church. Twenty-three years of memories can be found in…
Tell God your True Feelings in the Midst of Grief
Those heartbreak-inducing words: “I have cancer.” My mother’s solemn announcement contrasted starkly with the warmer-than-typical spring day. Sunshine smiled on my flesh, but my heart wasn’t laughing at the cruel joke. My stepdad stared at…