Loneliness’ Friends and the Gift That Makes Them Leave
I have been trying to think of a time when I felt lonely. But I can’t think of just one. Multiple ones come to mind in less than 10...
Category: Relationships
Loneliness My Old Friend
Loneliness and I are old friends. The kind of friends that, no matter the time spent apart, when we meet again it’s as if no time has passed....
Jesus Cares
God, do you really care? Do you see these tears that I have cried again? Are you tired yet of hearing me pray about the same topic? Does pouring...
The Faithful Who Stay {The Grove: Parents}
I was one of the lucky ones, one of those who had parents who prayed for me and always prayed the will of God over me. When I left in...
Loving Our Kids Through Transition
“Mom, I really miss my friends.” We’d moved to the Middle East a few months before, and my oldest – then 3. 8 years old – was really struggling...
The Mystery Box and Resurfaced Wisdom
A little over two years ago as we prepared to move back to Texas, we were packing and purging stuff from a decade’s worth of our life in China....
The Me I Wanted to Be {The Grove: Authentic}
Why did my husband get all the good spiritual gifts, while I was stuck with the wimpy ones, I wondered. We had discovered on our honeymoon...
The Enneagram and Me
The room was dark when I scooped up the scattered shoes and sprinkled them into the bench by the back door. The host of the podcast I was listening to...
Seeking, Not Fearing, Glory {The Grove: Fear Not}
Over the past few weeks every time I bump into Christmas décor at the stores, I have to catch a sob, while my eyes well up. This is not new....
Learning to Savor
I recently completed personality type training for my new job. Third full-time job. Third personality type. But while the title of my personality has changed based on the categories given,...
