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.
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…
When God Provides and Shows You A Way Forward
The warm rays of the July sun are already beating down on his sandy blond hair. I watch as he slides on the worn and faded black work gloves, the ones with the hole in…
When Uncertainty Leads to a Deeper Understanding of Faith
Walking through each aisle was like walking through my pain all over again. Somehow the supermarket has this attachment of memories with my husband. I either feel warm or heartbroken when I enter the place….
The Power of Praising God Even in the Storm
Shattered and numb from receiving the worst possible news at the hospital, I instructed my three sons to go to my bedroom so I could talk with them. They were 13, 10 and 8. Telling…
When Difficult Questions Refine Your Faith
When my drug-heavy eyes popped open, I hesitated, then remembered. I was in cardiac ICU in my local hospital, not caring for my parents or visiting an elderly church member, but hooked up to machines…
How to Remain Strong When God Doesn’t Answer Our Prayers
I never came so close to the fulfillment of my desire to become a mother as I was that May with two implanted embryos in my uterus. This time I would surely get pregnant, I…