As I get older, I realize that life is much messier than I once anticipated.Over twenty years ago, my husband and I felt ready to start a family. The experiences of friends as well as the narratives told through television and movies created my expectations of that season of life. How often does media tell […]
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What Comes After the Storm of Mental Illness Calms
Now, what?” I asked myself this a few months ago. After years, consisting of very long days, of family struggles with mental and medical conditions, the season began to change. At first, I dared not believe it. So many times, there had been brief glimpses of light as we forged through the darkness. But those […]
When Working at Target Became My Calling
The ways that God speaks into our lives constantly amaze me. Sometimes it’s loud and blatant . Other times, the voice comes as a whisper or a gentle nudging. And often, it comes in the midst of an ordinary moment. Unexpected. Like a burning bush appearing among the familiar landscape. One day, as I waited […]
