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.

Six Word Story
Have you ever tried to tell your story in just 6 words? About a year ago, I was reading a devotional by Proverbs 31 ministries and the author shares a legend about Ernest Hemingway. Someone…
Show Us
What if you were the answer to someone else’s prayer? What if your act of kindness was exactly what the other person needed? So many of us including myself go through our day with our…
From My Heart To Yours
Grief comes in waves and another wave was hitting me. My eyes were drawn to the beautiful bouquets of sunflowers on the stage. With a program in my hand, I signed the guest book. As…
Happy Thanksgiving
Loved this Grateful List from Holley Gerth from her blog yesterday. Just had to share- she says you can fill this out personally, go around the table and do it with your guests or have…
God Never Wastes a Hurt
My oldest son and I are going on a missions trip to Rwanda this summer and we are so excited. We had a training on Sunday and had to come with our testimony to share….
Discontentment is Satan’s Distraction, Patience is God’s reply
I just finished reading a book by Lysa Terkeurst, one of my favorite authors called “Who Holds The Key To Your Heart?” It was one of her early books that she wrote and in it,…
Are you feeling hungry?
I loved this and had to share it with you; it comes from the book, “The Mended Heart by Suzanne Eller. “The theory in physical hunger is this: the more you eat, the fuller you…
I am a Crackpot
You may be asking yourself if I completely have lost my mind with this title so let me be more clear. I am a cracked clay pot. In the Bible, it talks about God being…
Forgiveness Part 2
It is truly hard for me to not have my boys home; they have been up north with their dad for the last 3 days. However, one of the positive things is that I get…