After I left my job to stay home with my first child, I didn’t know who I was anymore. I defined myself by my career and now I was lost. If you have felt the same way at some point in your life, know your identity is not in any title this world gives you.

For years, I struggled to love myself. I didn’t think highly of myself because the words of others shattered my self esteem. But as I journeyed with Jesus, I learned that in order to love my neighbor well, I needed to love myself. The best ways to love yourself aren’t always about pampering yourself, but

Have you ever felt like you failed God?  You shouldn’t have pursued that job, relationship or path… but you did anyway, hoping it would work out.   Now you are left with a heart full of regret for your indiscretions. These regretful thoughts are consuming you, leaving you in a state of despair.  You want to

Do you ever feel unseen?  When confronted with the most impossible struggles and circumstances, this feeling can enter my heart.  I wonder if Jesus sees my pain, my heartache, my distress, and my need for help.  It plagues me why, sometimes, he is taking so long to deliver me to a place of feeling safe

“I don’t think she is going to make it into that school.” The words echoed over and over in my head.  Was she right? I couldn’t stop thinking about how she felt about me and if her words were accurate.  She was my teacher. I trusted her and thought she believed in me, but when

Are you struggling with an unsettled heart? I can understand. When I was first getting to know Jesus, I was deeply torn between how I was living and the life he was calling me to live. Faced with a life-altering decision, desperate for help, with no one to go to, I sought after Jesus. The

My silence conveyed it all to him.  We once could lock eyes across the room and guess what each other was thinking, but now I could barely look him in the eyes or talk to him. I didn’t want to have a broken marriage, but I felt like I couldn’t let go of my anger. 

Have you ever wondered whether your sacrifices were worth it?  Letting go of the past for a better future requires sacrifice… but it can be hard to look beyond the pain and hurt. Having to forgive; releasing your anger and bitterness; and being humble before the Lord, admitting your need for his help, can lead

The sweat dripped down my forehead rapidly as I realized I had messed up again.  Getting lost while driving was common for me; I shamed myself for my miscalculations.  Even with the GPS on, I would get lost—fearfully anticipating the worst.  Over and over again, I would internally question my abilities thinking “Why are you