Guest Post: My Heartbreak to Strength Story

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

It’s the thing that broke me, carved a sharp ache deep inside. I cried tears I thought would never stop. And yet, when I say it out loud, it sounds petty. Everyday. A non-event. Except…

When the worship leader invited us to stand up and worship, I had to resist the wave of nausea that attempted to knock me back into my seat. The pain was so intense, I felt…