As I wrote last week, God has been showing me that everything, even the suffering, is redeemable and to be grateful for. I have always fought against being thankful for the challenges my children have faced, but I’ve purposed to be thankful today. This week I continue to find things in our daughter’s situation for…

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I’ve been looking for God for a long time. I’ve written many times about discovering that my faith was built on a flawed foundation and starting over. I’ve written about rebuilding and about being made new, and my daily prayer, “God, I believe. Help my unbelief.” Spiritual growth isn’t steady. It moves in fits and…

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The first Saturday of each month, Elizabeth Esther hosts a blog-hop in which everyone can feature their favorite/most-popular/most controversial post from the previous month. I decided to highlight Hiding – my first post on Deeper Story on learning how trust and honesty and intimacy are inextricably entwined. Drop by Elizabeth Esther‘s blog to read other…

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News A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how transitions in life are often as intense and scary as transition in child birth. I hinted at something new, and these recent weeks have definitely involved lots of pushing. We’re still cleaning up the baby and calling the relatives (to continue the childbirth analogy), so…

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“God, I can’t do this. Please take her before I screw her up.” I was sobbing as I huddled on the floor, back wedged into the corner of my parents’ office. I was numb from exhaustion, almost too tired to blink. I had carried her downstairs so that she wouldn’t wake anyone else up. My…

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what if everyone expected you to be perfect? permanent smile gracious words never angry impeccable judgment keen insight eternally patient error-free parent   I’m writing at Deeper Story today. Join me over there to read the rest.

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