Hiding in a Dark Place

Hiding in a Dark Place

Lisa’s Story: Quite a few years ago I tried to hide from God while in a relationship I knew was wrong. John was a tall, athletic, good-looking college student from a well-to-do family who swept me off my feet. He had a way about him, making me feel like I was...

Holy Lonely

Big tears drop from underneath her lashes and she looks away from me, just as our eyes meet. She wants me to ask and probe — I can tell — but she doesn’t make her answers readily available. She wants me to prove myself trustworthy. Are you someone who is safe to hold...

Missing Mom

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.    Psalm 34:18 I just spent my 14th Mother’s Day without my mom.  It’s still hard to believe she’s gone.  I remember the first Mother’s Day after she died –how much I dreaded it.  The...
Did I Marry a Jerk?

Did I Marry a Jerk?

Shawn’s* story: When I got married I had this idea of what my husband was going to be like. I imagined someone gracious and talkative when I introduced him to friends and family. I imagined everyone recognizing how wonderful he was. I would beam when I...

Picture Loss

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are...