Freedom from Abuse

Freedom from Abuse

Nikki’s Story: I can remember that day like it was yesterday. On a warm winter day in Austin, Texas, I walked out of church feeling strong and hopeful for the future. Out of nowhere, a handsome man walked up beside me and introduced himself. I’d never had a man...
Life After Death of a Marriage

Life After Death of a Marriage

  Lauren’s Story: For months, I had walked through the valley of the shadow of the death of my marriage, always holding on to hope. I believed the same God who raised his friend Lazarus from the grave would save my marriage. Yet it died—and along with it a...
Grief, Faith and Family

Grief, Faith and Family

  Nancy’s Story: My sister Emily and I shared the same bedroom growing up and lived together after college. When she married and had young children, our relationship was fairly close. But after her children grew older and graduated from college, we only...
December Foster Baby

December Foster Baby

  Shannon’s Story: In fourteen days, I received fourteen calls about fourteen foster babies. The plight of these desperate children weighed heavily on me. But Jesus loves the little children, so God already planned to provide for each one. In the nine...
Autism, Grief and Hope

Autism, Grief and Hope

  Talida’s Story: On the surface, my adult life was coming along swimmingly. I was rooted in my faith in Christ, which had begun in childhood. I had worked hard and gained success in my technology career and had married my college sweetheart. After...