5 Promises God Has Already Kept As the leaves fall and winter starts to make its way into our lives, we all get a little sentimental. The change of seasons reminds us that our lives are always changing. There are big changes, but the small changes sometimes make us wish for better days. Was the green of spring ever here? All of the leaves fall from the trees, leaving the branches bare. Sometimes I feel like God strips our lives…
I Didn’t Sign Up for This When our family left West Virginia in January 2020 we never imagined that God would move us again in just three years. Stepping off the plan back in West Virginia on a warm day in August was probably the most discouraging thing I’ve ever had to do. My husband and I looked at the 24 pieces of luggage and hugged. My dad had brought his truck and a trailer to fit our family’ possessions…
Three Ways to Move Forward When Life Doesn’t Give Us Answers As I sat in the eye doctor’s waiting room I looked over at her tiny feet. My daughter had been home for almost a year and we were still waiting for answers. We didn’t know what had caused (or was causing) her low muscle tone, but here we were. Waiting again. I signed up for the waiting when we agreed to adopt. I knew it would be a long…
How to Make Plans When There’s No Blueprint for Life The nurse handed me my newborn. Looking down at my first child I wondered, What do I do now? My husband was packing up our hospital room and we were heading home. They just give us this child…. I thought how crazy is this that I’m now in charge of a whole human being!? “I have no idea what I’m doing!” I thought to myself. And I didn’t. Even now,…