“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.” Author Unknown The weight of that sentence is powerful. Betrayal is such dark and devastating word, yet it is most often connected to the people we love and trust. It produces feelings of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
