I’ll admit to you today that in the last decade, since my son’s autism diagnosis, my prayer life has changed. After so many nights of asking for sleep and not getting it, after praying for help and not getting it, I started only asking for safe requests. I didn’t want to demand what God wasn’t…
This is episode 25, and today I’m sharing encouragement for the times you feel like a failure at the end of the day. Have you had a day like that lately? I certainly have. But I’ve also found hope for those days. Let’s look together at how Jesus treated His disciple Peter when Peter…
When COVID 19 hit our country and we started taking precautions, I asked God what He might have planned for my family during this time. Was there a way I could spend our extra time at home that would strengthen our relationships and bring glory to Him? One way I thought of was to…
Lee and I sat in a therapist’s office a year ago and told our story. It was our first session and our first time to meet our therapist, Jane. “Whoa,” she said when we talked about James’s diagnosis, how we reacted to that news, and the years that have followed. “Not all marriages would…
I read through the book of Psalms last week, priming the pump for my new book project. I love the refrain throughout the book to remember what God has done for you: “I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate…
This month, the MOB Society is answering emails they’ve gotten about issues moms struggle with. Yesterday was my day and I addressed worrying. I know God does not want me to worry. He tells us over and over again to be strong, to give Him our burdens, to rest in His love and care for us….