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.
Taking A Leap Of Faith And Starting A Podcast
Have you ever felt God asking you to do something that was out of your comfort zone? Maybe you thought you knew God’s plan for your life and then all of sudden He is asking…
Three Easy Steps to Living with No Regrets
Below is an excerpt from my guest post for Mary’s website: Butterfly Living. The unkind comment quickly rolled off my tongue. Like a snap reaction, the snarky statement left my mouth intended to hurt the…
How Exciting That We Are Wired For Wonder
Have you ever been in awe of the Creator as you stared at His creation? This was me last week. My youngest and I flew to Maine to join my oldest son on his road…
A Challenge to Look Deeper, Not Just at the Surface.
This beach looked perfect. Its beautiful blue water and white sand beach was breath taking. From the outside looking in, it seemed like perfection. BUT it was not. These same magical waters were also home to the…
Three Practical Ways To Manage Your To-do List
A couple of years ago, something had to change. I could not keep up the pace that I was pushing my body. Even though God has blessed me with high energy, I knew that my own…
Hope For Your Shattered Heart
Boom! Crack! I wonder if the neighbors heard that, I thought to myself as I stared at the pile of broken pottery pieces on the ground. That Saturday morning, my backyard had become an experiment…
Important Lessons Learned From Time in Rwanda
Her words touched my heart. As she shared her story, her eyes revealed years of struggle and hardship. A survivor of the genocide. A single mom of 3 kids. A woman fighting HIV+. Her frail, weak body poured…
Do you think your brokenness disqualifies you?
I used to think our brokenness disqualified us but now I know that it is the very ingredient God can use to help another hurting heart. These words flowed out of my heart as I…
Stages of Parenting Through the Years
This week, my youngest son turned 16 years old. As I reminisce through the years, I am in awe with how quickly they went by. You probably have heard the saying, “The days are long,…