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.
Transformed by Grief
Our family has a long-standing tradition of singing the Twelve Days of Christmas. Beginning on Christmas Day, we light white candles in the center of the table before dinner and sing Joy to the World,…
Held By His Strength
I don’t do it every year, but in January 2014, I reluctantly settled on my “word of the year.” In praying about which word I felt led to, I resisted the one continually popping into…
God Rescued My Broken Heart
My life is not at all what it started out to be. Back in the day – late 90’s, I was certain I had it all figured out and was right on track for harnessing…
When Your World Stops Moving
It’s been a lifetime ago since my Daddy went to Heaven. 18 years to be exact, which is the age I was when he was given the shocking diagnosis of Stage 4 Osteosarcoma. The news…
Finding Strength From Our Good Shepherd
My stomach knotted as I sat facing the airport exit. People crowded onto the escalator, each searching for their next gate and flight. The calm tone of my friend’s voice on my phone was the…
Finding Strength While Battling Chronic Illness
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”- Psalm 73:26 Endless Heartache We sat in familiar chairs with our kind doctor. Dr Shapiro guided us…
Finding Hope and Strength in Christ Alone
“I’m so sorry, but your baby is incompatible with life.” These are words that no parent ever thinks they will hear. But on September 30, 2016, as my husband and I sat in a small…
Trusting God After Multiple Miscarriages
It was December 2017 when my family plans were first turned upside down by a sudden and unexpected miscarriage. My son Ben was two and a half at the time, and settling into preschool well…
Trusting the Healer to Fix Your Broken Heart
I will never forget the words that came out of my American dad’s mouth in one of the many visits he made to Brazil before he headed back home. At some point in his embrace,…