Welcome to the November 2019 With Thanks Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Have you really wanted to pull yourself out of despair and couldn't? Have you ever experienced heart break and heartache to the point of feeling like you are losing your faith? I hear ya, Friend. Throughout this year, I've had to narrow my … [Read more...] about With Thanks Bible Reading Plan and Journal Challenge
No Fear Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the October 2019 No Fear Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Do you lie in bed wondering what you will do if your house should catch fire or your loved one suddenly get ill? Or do you wake up in the middle of the night gripped with fears of encountering the living nightmares you've walked through in the … [Read more...] about No Fear Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday
Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday My dear Taylor, Happy Birthday in heaven. While I have no doubt that you’ve experienced an incredible party with Grandma Charlotte and many friends, I dreaded the actual day. One of the hardest places in grief is having the wisdom to know when to share the sorrow and tears and when to protect your daddy and brothers and sisters from my emotional tsunami. … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Your Birthday
Letters to Taylor: On Weeping
Letters to Taylor: On Weeping My sweetest Taylor, I’ve barely begun to type the words to you and tears flow down my cheeks faster than I can wipe them away. I’ve avoided writing to you because it’s agonizing and it doesn’t feel like the gaping wound in my heart is healing. We’re just a few days away from seven months since you left us for heaven. It’s all still so strange. Life without you … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Weeping
One More Step Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the September 2019 One More Step Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! Have you ever walked a hard road, perhaps one that you've walked before, but somehow it seems longer, with more bumps along the way? I hear ya, Friend. Life is hard. Disease. Depression. Divorce. Discouragement. Despair. Death. The … [Read more...] about One More Step Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Heaven’s Scent
Letters to Taylor: On Heaven’s Scent My dear girl, Tomorrow will be six months since you left us for heaven. I stood at the beach last week staring at the waves as though they represent life without you here. Sometimes I’m on top of the wave, enjoying an incredible view, and other times I’m drowning in salty grief. To say that I miss you has become so trite. There must be another word in … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Heaven’s Scent
Purposeful Pause Bible Reading Plan
Welcome to the August 2019 Purposeful Pause Bible reading plan and journal challenge! If this is your first time here, then I’m so glad to have you! I've received so many sweet responses from you regarding the July Bible reading challenge, Never Alone, and also regarding my precious nephew who made an early surprise arrival at 26 weeks. Thank you for your continued prayers for him; he is … [Read more...] about Purposeful Pause Bible Reading Plan
Letters to Taylor: On Freedom
Letters to Taylor: On Freedom My Girl, It was July 4, 1999. Your bouncy pigtails danced in the evening light as we walked the field where my mama grew up. I remember how busy and beautiful you were at age 3. When darkness fell and your Uncle Chip began shooting off fireworks, panic struck your sweet face. The dazzling night sky didn’t wow you at all and you screamed against the loud booms. … [Read more...] about Letters to Taylor: On Freedom