Worn journals, stacked in a basket near my bedside table, reveal promises kept. I’ll pray for you. When the words rolled off my tongue, I’d meant them. Some are difficult to read as if an unexpected bit of water rained down from above. Anguished prayers...
There were signs, but my husband and I didn’t recognize them. One by one the pieces melded together, shifting and moving until they were still enough for us to realize our son had been living with a nightmarish truth. The depression. The fear. The midnight phone...
Perseverance has become a focal point in my life. For nearly two weeks I prayed over, tussled with, and returned again and again to the throne room. Are you sure that’s the word you have for me this year, Lord? It is. [bbctt tweet=”Regardless of the...
Perseverance. Men and women trek across desolate terrain; their bodies indiscernible beneath layers of boots and coats while muscles scream in rebellion at the lack of oxygen. Fingers grow numb with cold and fatigue pulls on every limb, but the peak’s lofty silhouette...