Eight years ago, as I sat with my three-year-old daughter, watching her dad play Thomas in our church's Living Last Supper, I felt a tightening I recognized from 8 weeks spent on bedrest when I was pregnant with my daughter. Contractions. At 11 weeks. The contractions subsided, but when I saw my doctor at my appointment on Monday, we realized they weren't the only ...
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How to Have Hope When You Feel Abandoned
It's Friday so I'm joining Kate for Five Minute Friday. This week's prompt is: Abandon. "Abandon." I see the word, and my breath catches. My heart skips a beat, and my mind is flooded with memories. If you've ever seen the movie "Hope Floats," you might remember a scene when the young girl stands screaming for her daddy in the middle of the ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: The Resurrection and the Life
Stop for a minute and imagine the scene set in John 11: A group of grieving people, gathered to give comfort. Two sisters with broken hearts. And, Jesus arriving on the scene a little later than they'd hoped. Martha rushes out to meet him because, even in her grief, she has to do something. I've always thought she sounded a bit pushy when she said, "Lord, if ...
Encouraging Word Wednesday: The Resurrection and the Life
Stop for a minute and imagine the scene set in John 11: A group of grieving people, gathered to give comfort. Two sisters with broken hearts. And, Jesus arriving on the scene a little later than they'd hoped. Martha rushes out to meet him because, even in her grief, she has to do something. I've always thought she sounded a bit pushy when she said, "Lord, if you had been ...