It's a truth I come back to over and over again: God created the human heart to resonate with story. We love to see a hero vanquish a villain, and we love to see a character reach her goal. Hallmark movies have off-the-charts audiences because we … [Continue reading]
In all of the books that we might have read about mothering, in all of the conversations that we’ve had with moms and grandmothers who have gone before us, we couldn’t have imagined that we’d be mothering during a pandemic. And yet, here we are. Our … [Continue reading]
This is the start of my newest piece for Risen Motherhood. You can read the whole article here. When we moved across the country with a preschooler and a baby struggling with serious medical issues, I found myself in a very narrow season of … [Continue reading]
This is the start of my newest piece for Darling Magazine. You can read the entire article here. You don’t realize this now, but you spend a lot of time, too much time, worrying about your body. Every day you look at yourself in the mirror and … [Continue reading]
I'm honored to have my newest piece over at The Gospel Coalition today. Join me there to read the full article! The shriek of my 1-year-old son broke the short reverie. I rinsed his hands and wiped down the high-chair tray before swinging him to … [Continue reading]
Some of my earliest memories of church are infused with deep pain and confusion. A pastoral affair had ripped our congregation in two, and while, as a seven-year-old, I didn’t know why the church was in such turmoil, the reverberations of broken … [Continue reading]
