When Your Heart Grieves for What Might Have Been

When Your Heart Grieves for What Might Have Been

The man at the park glared at me, his expression communicating judgement. What kind of parent are you? Do something about your son’s behavior. Bending low to speak with his granddaughter face to face, he said, “You’re a good girl. You never behave like that little boy.” Tempted to shout something in my preschooler’s defense, […]

Beauty for Ashes–The Hope of Restored Dreams

Beauty for Ashes–The Hope of Restored Dreams

Strangely warped containers and melted relics of what had been lay bent and twisted among cinder blocks stained by purple tongues of angry fire. Only the brick fireplace stood tall and unchanged, a lonely reminder of what had transpired there. Like the remains of the...
How to Be Healed from Shame

How to Be Healed from Shame

It is the terror that if our dark soul is discovered, we will never be enjoyed, nor desired, nor pursued by anyone. (Dan Allender) Shame is that inner tormentor that whispers lies and accusations. It is the silent, insidious voice of self-contempt for one’s own...