when “happy new year” isn’t enough

Karen Brown recently published a blog post called, Good Grief, 2014! In it, she recapped many of the tragedies endured in the past year: the missing Malaysian aircraft, Ebola, Robin Williams’ death, Ferguson. Seeing this summary of so much pain all lumped together in...

the ten most memorable posts i read in 2014

I recently listed the most popular posts I wrote in 2014. Turning the tables, and in no particular order, here are ten posts I read this past year that really stuck with me:   Five Minute Friday : Nothing by Alia Joy Alia Joy gets me every time with the weight...

the hardest peace

This post is dedicated to Kara Tippetts, author of The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life’s Hard. Kara, a mother of four who is currently battling cancer, wrote a powerful letter to Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old cancer patient who has decided...

fight to win :: my faith heroine

    I’m slipping in here for a brief intermission in my 31 Days series to share this story with you.  This blog post is part of Michelle DeRusha’s #MyFaithHeroine contest, in connection with the release of the book, 50 Women Every Christian Should...

dear zola {day 13 :: work}

Dear Zola, It’s been a long time since you worked for us. It still grates against my inner conscience to even say those words, that you “worked for us.”  But it was a challenging chapter of my life, and you were a breath of fresh air. The friends who offered to hire...