Adoption Day is Coming
It’s been a long journey. About three years ago we took the first steps to becoming foster parents. We didn’t know what to expect or what the journey would hold, but we knew we were called. Every Monday night for several weeks, we took the time to go to Foster Care Training. After each class we would download the information to our kids and get them in on all the possibilities. We wanted them to know what to expect and didn’t want to do anything that would cause more stress than necessary for our family. We had no idea what
A Prayer Guide for Hurting Hearts
There are moments in life when there are no more words to utter in prayer. Shock, devastation, and a slew of circumstances pile up to make it feel impossible to move, or even pray. Help might be the word you are thinking, but even saying it seems silly. Sometimes you feel like screaming it or writing it on a sign and carrying it through your day to see if anyone will notice. But most of all you just want God to meet you right where you are in the depths of the struggle. I don’t know what it is that
When You Are Afraid to Take the Next Step
You heard God tell you what to do. You even almost started the assignment. You sort of planned and you are just waiting for a little more confirmation, maybe a little more time to be prepared. The problem we all face when we wait to take the next step is that we often get distracted in the waiting. I’m learning when God says GO! that I need to step right away. Too often I hesitate in my own self-doubt thinking the results are up to me. And then I wrestle with myself, my weaknesses, and my fear of failure. Fear
Waiting for God to Answer
Praying for the same thing over and over can feel foolish. If God wanted to answer I think He would go ahead and offer the answer. But I’m learning over and over again that God’s way is not the way I think it should be. It’s complicated for my human mind to comprehend. Sometimes when I’m hoping for a “yes” right away, He says absolutely not. Why this conflict of desires and ideas? I love God and I do my best to stay in tune with what He wants for my life so this rejection feels harsh as if He
When You Feel Discouraged
I woke up with the same old voice in my head telling me to stay in bed. I wanted to get up and conquer the day, but it was hard to gather the energy to get anything done. I’ve had my share of discouraging days. And I know you have too. Here’s what I have learned and am learning to do when I don’t feel like I can do anything. It’s good and healing to take a day of rest. It’s okay to let yourself take the time to heal from emotional, spiritual, and physical struggles. Do one thing at
When Life Hurts
Hurt. It’s a fact of life that we learn early. It’s like a skinned knee that never seems to heal because you keep running and falling on it again and again. You could stop running and prop that leg up to let it rest, but life keeps on moving so you keep moving too. With every bend of the knee, you feel it. The scab is almost complete and the itching proves healing is coming, but life. It knocks you down once more and you bust open that healing wound again. Maybe it’s not a skinned knee like you got
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