One of the things that makes suffering so hard is that — often — it seems so utterly pointless. It doesn’t feel noble or heroic at the time. Especially when it’s you. Especially when you wonder if it’s your fault — if you feel you somehow brought it on yourself. Or that you deserve it. […]
It’s not easy to hold on to hope, especially when your heart is bleeding. Georgia Shaffer understands. Georgia is an amazing woman! We’ve been friends for years, but long before I met her she had already battled breast cancer twice, and had been given a less than 2% chance of surviving ten years — just as she […]
So I’ve been thinking about this past year and asking myself: What did I really accomplish? What did I learn that I’ll take with me into 2015? And it’s not what I thought at all. I’ve discovered it’s not in the stuff I crossed off my neverending to-do list, or the lofty goals and cherished […]
“Life consists of learning lessons and passing tests.” ~ Francis Frangipane I broke my leg again this week. Stress-fractured it. Again. (Sometimes I say “knee,” because that’s where the fracture is — at the top of the tibia, where it connects with my much-operated-on knee.) The first time was in February of this year. I […]
Today, I’m honored to share a post from my friend, author and speaker Dena Dyer. It’s based on her new book, Wounded Women of the Bible: Finding Hope When Life Hurts… I so appreciate her heart for hurting people and the wise Biblical counsel she gives. Dena writes: A friend of mine lost her eighteen-year-old […]
