Some scriptures just seem to overpromise. Like the one about how believers can run and not grow weary, how we can soar on wings like eagles (Isaiah 40:31). I can’t remember ever running (or believing for something long-term) without getting super exhausted. And heart failure makes it nearly … [Read more...] about In the Shadow of a Stump
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It Is What It Is: Accepting the Unfixable (Part 2)
The following is the conclusion to Part 1 that I shared in my last post. I hope you heard part of your own story in my words as I described my strong, brave friend and her unexpected path. But this is more than just an inspiring story of someone else's journey. It's a way through and a way … [Read more...] about It Is What It Is: Accepting the Unfixable (Part 2)
It Is What It Is: Accepting the Unfixable (Part 1)
There’s no way around it. 2020 is shaping up to be one long season of loss. Whether it’s been a king-sized tragedy or dozens of dime-sized disappointments, no one has been immune. Loss has been our common denominator this year. So I am sharing with you a piece from one suffering heart to … [Read more...] about It Is What It Is: Accepting the Unfixable (Part 1)
Getting OK with Giving Up
Following graduate school, my husband and I had a dream. We wanted to open our own accounting practice together, raise children in a small town, and grow old in a tight-knit community, closer to extended family. So, we started praying, hard. We applied for positions in smaller firms to get our foot … [Read more...] about Getting OK with Giving Up
Finding Answers in Unanswered Prayers
I begged my daddy to say yes. I flashed my brown eyes at him, daring him to resist. My eight-year-old mind just knew I could prove my maturity by being admitted to The Headless Woman carnival sideshow. I remember her well. The version that made her rounds at the Kansas State Fair decades ago sat … [Read more...] about Finding Answers in Unanswered Prayers
I Grew Up a Rich Girl
Friends, it has been a rough few weeks. I nearly lost my mama to a freak accident on June 21, and just 10 days later I lost my daddy to cancer. It was a blessing to hold Daddy’s hand over his last 72 hours, to whisper in his ear words I wish I’d said years ago, to see my still-healing mama care … [Read more...] about I Grew Up a Rich Girl