“I feel completely numb,” she said. “I don’t want to be a mom or a wife anymore. I could walk out on my family today and not feel anything…but it would devastate them. And I can’t do that because I care about them. I just don’t have anything left in me to give or feel. […]
Archives for May 2014
When Your Life Feels Like a Mess…
Do you ever feel like your days are filled with one messy relationship and situation after another? During “messy” seasons, it’s easy for me to label my circumstances and myself as “a mess” and then wonder how God could ever use me, or my experiences, for good. To protect my heart from discouragement, I often […]
Giveaway Winners
Happy weekend! I’ve got another powerful guest post coming up. But first, I wanted to share the winners of my last few giveaways! The 5 winners of Lisa-Jo Baker’s book, Surprised by Motherhood are…. Charlene A. Olga R. Janet Daniel Paige Estes Mindy Serrano The winner of Jennifer Duke Lee’s book, Love Idol: Letting Go of Your Need for Approval […]
Hope Runs
In 1998 our family fell in love with Ethiopia and a little girl named Meseret. We met “Messie” through Compassion International’s Child Sponsorship program in Ethiopia when she was 7-years old. Ten years later, we sensed God leading us to adopt a little girl from Africa who needed a forever family. But this is all we […]