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There are some kinds of waiting that make your stomach hurt. Those minutes can feel like hours. Your mind imagines every possible outcome while your heart wonders, Lord, what are You doing? I’ve learned that some of the hardest moments of faith happen not when life falls apart—but while we’re waiting to find out if it will. I call this waiting with a deadline. We know the answers to our questions will come, but time goes so slowly. Waiting Can…
I waited until everyone was inside before I let the tears come. For days I had been telling myself I was just tired. Just busy. Just overwhelmed. But sitting alone in the driver’s seat, I finally admitted what God already knew: my heart was hurting. I wept and wept. Sometimes I cry to myself, lamenting the pain. Often I’ll cry to my husband, pouring out my troubles or to my mom asking for advice. In the end, the Person I’m…
If I don’t write it down I will forget. It doesn’t matter if I need to call the dentist, write an article, or simply do laundry. My to-do list with notes goes on and on. The calendar on my phone has random appointments like: “Deadline for….” and “Call Mandy about….” With five kids, a husband who works long hours, and all of the other responsibilities, I find it impossible to remember everything. So friend, let’s remember God’s faithfulness. Don’t get me…
This summer hasn’t looked like I imagined. I pictured slow mornings on my porch with coffee, my Bible, and my journal. Instead, the heat drove me inside. There were errands, meals to cook, children needing rides, unexpected interruptions, and all the ordinary moments that make up real life. Also. There was something big and hard and devastating – but private so I can’t share. In all of this. Summer just wasn’t what I wanted or pictured. So what is this…