Hope Chest

The sun was setting as the dogs and I finished our late afternoon walk. The cool, crisp air smelled fresh and seemed to bring out the fragrance of the season. […]

In the middle of cool rain, she stretched her arms out and lifted her head to the sky, trying to catch every drop on her face. A few minutes earlier,

Give me anything that brings you glory. And I know there’ll be days when this life brings me pain, but if that’s what it takes to praise you–Jesus bring the

“I feel so alone.” This is what I hear almost every time we deliver a Resilience care box. That empty, dark feeling of loneliness is like a crushing weight. The

My morning walk with the dogs is usually quiet, but this morning was different. It took me a minute to remember that today is Black Friday, and in the distance,

Eight years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, I knelt to tie Mom’s shoe and could see something wasn’t right. She looked at me with a blank stare and no words, her

The room was quiet, and the only sounds were soft sobs as we gathered around our friend. We were crying with her, feeling that raw pain of rejection. We knew

Mom had a green thumb and so does my sister. Me? Not so much. If a cactus survives in my house for a week, I get excited. As a child,

  We’re days away from the launch and signing of my book, It’s Better Out Here: Stepping Out of Your Brokenness into Purpose. I remember another book signing when Mom

She told me the loneliness seemed to loom around every corner and left her feeling like she was sinking. My friend, who had recently been diagnosed with Stage 4 breast