You can feel it in your bones that you were made to live the more Jesus promised us. For some time now, you’ve felt there’s more to life than just running from one thing to the next. You don’t want to just “show up” and get through each day. You want to live life on […]

“Being an adult is hard!” Allie’s commentary on “adulting” came after spending precious naptime hours answering questions about taxes, rather than resting while our three kids were quiet. She put her head in her hands, rubbed her eyes, and looked at me with a sideways glance that seemed to say, “When does it get easier?” […]

“Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it.” That quote is taken from a movie called, “American History X:” a film about the transformative journey of two neo-Nazi brothers, when their rage-filled ideology fails them at every possible turn. It may seem odd to find […]

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by the world, all you wanted to do was hide from it? When we lived in Budapest, Hungary, I wrestled with depression and struggled to overcome anxiety. I was sad and afraid. Sad about the loss of familiarity that comes from living abroad; afraid of speaking a new language, […]

“That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.” Sarah was a plucky, young college student with confidence to spare. Like most university students, she was full of promise, ideas, energy, and, well, HERSELF. I can’t blame her. Most of us are told growing up we can be anything we want and “oh, the […]

I used to think the way to overcome fear was through control. If I worked hard, ordered my life perfectly, and controlled my circumstances, then I could rest and be at peace. If I study hard enough, I’ll make the grade. If I’m kind enough, people will like me and return kindness. If I work hard […]

Do you ever feel so overcome by “all the things” that you feel as if you could just crater from fear? In our family, we call it “the swirl:” the tornado of “to-do’s” and worries that sends debris and chaos our way, spinning us into a frenzy where we cannot tell up from down. You’ve […]