Losing Your Grip

It’s never pretty when we lose our grip. People or things we hold dear often end up hurt or broken as we do or say things that just aren’t normal. Normally, I don’t move my sugar jar. I take my spoon to it. But, in the early hours of this morning, I...

Comforting Verses When Life is Overwhelming

Sometimes just taking a minute to read some of God’s promises can change everything about your day.   Psalms 37:5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act. Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit...

Grief and the Changing of the Seasons

For years the melting of snow followed by the sounds of early-morning birds chirping and blossoms on flowers sent me spiraling into deep sadness. The transformation in nature from winter to spring flooded my heart with memories of Adrienne’s short little life. ...

When Life Becomes a Junk Drawer

Do you ever feel stuck? Like a drawer crammed too full of junk, it’s easy to feel as if much of your potential is in hiding. I can remember dumping my mom’s junk drawer out from time to time as a young girl and organizing the rubber bands, paper clips, and...

A Place to Take Your Righteous Anger

For the most part, I’m not an easily-angered person. I don’t have episodes of road rage. Slamming doors and screaming at a people isn’t part of my daily life. I don’t keep a list of people who I refuse to talk to because of past events...