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 Is With Me Through The Fire
It all started with a knock on my door at 3 AM. I stumbled from my bedroom to the living room, noticing as I went that my socks were wet. When I finally got to…
What I Thought Would Kill Me Actually Healed Me
I distinctly remember the day I came home, exhausted and overwhelmed, and said, “This is the last thing we need. Why would God do this to us now?” It all started with a season of…
Victory Over Shame With God’s Strength
I thought I was going to take my secret to the grave. In fact, I knew that my secret was what would put me in that grave. I proclaimed how I found freedom from drug…
Finding Strength in The God of Peace
THE WHAT-IF BATTLE I stood in the back of the conference hall, worship music thrumming around me. Yet a different beat was pulsing in my heart. The staccato rhythm of fear. Help, Lord! I groaned…
Scars Are Miracles Written on Skin
I sit quietly in the chair as hair falls to the ground. She works quickly and with each snip of the scissors, another question comes my way: Remind me what you do for work? Are…
Trusting God’s Purpose and Plan
I was 31 years old when I found myself crying over a onesie. You know, those cute little shirts for babies that button under their diaper to keep everything in place. They’re tiny and adorable…
Strengthened in a Storm through Prayer
Have you ever experienced heartbreak that left you feeling paralyzed? What appeared to be a typical sunny Arizona afternoon turned my world upside down. The knock on the door and then the persistent ringing of…
When You’ve Been Hurt by the Church
Hurt. We’ve all experienced it, right? We each are familiar with what it’s like to experience heartache. You and I understand the pain that accompanies the hurt. We also know it can be difficult to…
When the Unimaginable Happens and You Come to the End of Yourself
Finally, after five tumultuous years, it finally felt like we were standing on level ground. My husband and I had already faced more challenges than we could’ve imagined. We suffered the loss of twin girls…