I remember the last time someone really hurt me. The pain cut deep. Not only was I hurt, I was humiliated. For a time, I was perpetually angry. Every time this person called, I had a few choice words. Each conversation we had was dripping with sarcasm and bitterness. Read More

Marriage doesn’t always work out quite the way you planned it. As a child, you probably imagined your wedding countless times. You envisioned the perfect marriage, house, lawn and 2.5 kids. As an adult, your friends and family watched as you vowed to love, honor and respect the… Read More

The phone is ringing off the hook. Your email is popping up every 5 seconds to remind you (ding!) that you have another urgent message, and it requires immediate response. The post-it note with your to-do list is growing longer and longer, but there’s no time to cross… Read More

Being married can be wonderful. You have a built-in best friend and automatic date for your office party. You can build a life and home together. You deal with his dirty socks, and he deals with your mess of makeup. But sometimes marriage feels much harder than it… Read More

Being single is awesome. You have lots of time for friends. You can travel on a moment’s notice. That pair of shoes you can’t resist? Get ‘em. Want chocolate cake for dinner? Do it. You can eat whenever and whatever you want. You can do so much for God,… Read More

Do you remember the first time they placed that baby in your arms? Can you recall the scent of her skin and the incomparable feeling of his tiny fingers around yours? Do you remember the dreams you had for her or the plans you had for him? Surely… Read More

God works in mysterious ways. We never know when He’s going to teach us a lesson, show us a sign when we need it most or bring people in our lives when we least expect it. When I least expected it, God brought Scott into my life… Read More

One of my earliest memories is of tent camping with my grandma. It rained three straight days, but that didn’t stop her from cooking Dinty Moore and popcorn over an open fire for my grandpa, sister and me. She invented activities, played games and fought the never-ending battle to keep… Read More

It was a cold Sunday morning, Christmas Day of 1988, when Celia was faced with every parent’s nightmare. She originally had plans to go to her church’s Christmas morning service, but instead, she found herself face to face with police who knocked on her door to tell her that… Read More

Heartbreak hurts. If you’ve ever had a broken heart, you understand why that term is used — it often feels like your heart is disintegrating into tiny pieces. Perhaps you put on a happy face, because the show must go on. But then the night comes, and you… Read More