Is God Enough?

Have you ever felt like God just wasn’t enough? That His presence couldn’t solve your problems, nor assuage your deepest fears? I received an email from a reader and, with her permission, here is a portion of her question: “You mentioned in a few of your posts that you have seen a counselor. Given your […]
Counseling Recommended

“I’ve just come out of a bad relationship and I’m wondering if it’s too early to start dating again?” “I was sexually abused as a child . . . and I didn’t realize until recently how much it affects my life. Do you have any advice?” “My boyfriend pressured me to have sex with him […]
After the Breakup | Finding Myself

Welcome to breakup week! Sounds incredibly depressing, but we’re sharing stories to give hope! Today’s breakup story is by my friend Ashley. When I asked for her bio, she replied in a sassy manner which she masters in her daily life, “The girl that sits two cubes away from you.” Ashley is my go-to when […]
Rat Poison and Forgiveness
I still remember the boys in my 5th grade class who made fun of me for my uniform skirt that was below my knees (apparently my mom shouldn’t have been the determining factor for ‘cool’), how no one wanted to ‘go out’ with me (i.e. make me mixed tapes of Hootie and the Blowfish and […]
Keep Fighting | Lessons from The Biggest Loser
As you may know, Michael and I don’t have a TV in our house because we wanted to start our marriage without the distraction. We both grew up in households where TV was either limited or non-existant. Even though we don’t have a TV, we do make sure to catch the weekly episode of NBC’s […]
Strength and Brokenness
“Perhaps strength doesn’t reside in having never been broken…but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places.” Are you broken? Or had pain at some point in your life that felt like too much to bare? We’ve all been hurt — broken — at some point, in some way in our lives, […]