Losing Someone to Suicide
Losing someone to suicide is never easy. And let’s be honest, the grief of losing a loved one is enough without the guilt and mind games Satan tries to add in. Read more in this post by Heather Hart…
Our Favorite Grace & Truth Posts from 2019
We hand-picked a list of our favorite seven Grace & Truth Posts from 2019. Is your favorite on our list? We hope you enjoy our 2019 Grace & Truth Round Up!
Looking to the Future with Grace and Truth
As the year draws to a close I look back on all the things left undone. Blog posts left unwritten. Cards left unsent. Good intentions abandoned as time ticked by. To be honest, this is where I find myself every year at this time. Full of new good intentions, motivated to do better, yet still…
How to Find Healing within a Healthy Community
Healthy community. We need to talk about it. The world we live in now is well, pretty much unhealthy and for a lot of reasons. When we turn on T.V. we find all kinds of unhealthy shows. We look at the news and it is filled with dismay and pain. Our families and friends are…
My Biggest Mom Fail Yet
I forgot my son’s birthday. Like, completely spaced it. I knew it was coming. I had even bought him an early birthday present. But the morning of his birthday? Nothing. I woke him up, made him do chores, and sent him to school like any other day. It never even occurred to me that it…
Another Day Is Gone
I’m falling behind. I can feel it. I’ve lost my edge. I’m not working as hard or as long. So what, I’ve gotten up early and handled my online job and worked my day job, gone grocery shopping, made dinner. I still need to clean, interact with my family, and do some editing. There isn’t…
When My Mama Bear Instincts & Faith Collide
“Pass him! Pass him!! Pass!!! Him!!!!” I screamed louder and louder until my voice grew horse. The cross country runners were less than twenty yards from the finish line and closing and my boy was just inches from passing the runner in front of him. I knew he could take him. And he did. (Okay,…
The Other Side Of Church Hurt…
Someone in our church was hurting. It started as a difference of opinions. We were praying for guidance and there was a disagreement over where God was leading us. Feelings were hurt. What do you do when you are hurting for the one who’s hurting? It wasn’t intentional, but it was done. We had hurt…
Learning To Love Myself & 3 Lies I Was Believing
I am by far my worst critic. It’s like the inner “me” wants to recognize weakness or failure before anyone else has the chance to. I struggle with focus and time management, and the other day after committing to be on time getting out the door, I ended up being later than ever for an…
Same Sex Attraction ≠ Leprosy
Let’s speak candidly here, right from the start. I was a lesbian for eleven years, then I was single and celibate for a year and a half. Then I got married. I had two kids (already had one prior to the marriage) and three miscarriages. Stayed with him for six years and then I left….
How to Refocus When You’re Having A Bad Day
Just like anyone, I’ve had my share of bad days. I’ve also had my share of days that seemed bad in the moment but in hindsight, they only felt bad in the moment. When things don’t go as planned and my day seems to be getting further and further away from ideal, I’ve noticed that…
My Bravery (& Faith) Came To A Breathtaking Stop
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength… all things except kill a rattlesnake. However, if I’m honest, I probably could have killed that snake if I had really needed to. Or if I would have stopped long enough to pray about it and look to God for strength. But I didn’t….