Our darkest place is usually something we want to put past us and ignore. But, what do you do when God asks you to return to that place? What is the darkest place in your life? A place of heartache or even sin? Without a doubt, my darkest place was when I walked away from… [Continue Reading]
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3 Reasons You Need Jesus
Three Reasons You Need Jesus You can sing Jesus Loves Me, but it’s more than a song. You wonder if life can be different. You wonder if it’s just enough to respect who Jesus was. Do you really need Him? Yes, and here are three reasons why: 1. Because the Nothing Takes the Emptiness Away… [Continue Reading]
Your Heartache, Your Story: Using Your Past Pain to Help Others Find Healing
Your Heartache, Your Story What is your heartache? Looking back in your life where did you experience the most pain? What is your story? Have you overcome hardship, loss, abandonment? Have you been abused? Did you grow up feeling unloved or unwanted? Did you search for love in all the wrong places and find… [Continue Reading]
My Testimony & a Call for Readers’ Photos!
My Testimony & Call for Readers’ Photos! One of my favorite blogs, ForTheFamily.org, has featured my testimony video. I’d be honored if you take a couple minutes to listen and then share your own testimony in the comments below. I love to be inspired by my readers’ stories. & Show me your photos!… [Continue Reading]
Learning to Face the Truth
As I often share, being transparent can free your soul (read Part 1 HERE). Your shame can also be your testimony. And, as hard as telling others may be, when we learn to face the truth, it’s our hard stories that lead others to real freedom. As hard as telling others may… [Continue Reading]
How to be Transparent: Telling Someone About My Abortion Freed My Soul
Do you have a secret? I did … and it weighed me down for years. Today I want to talk about how to be transparent because I wasn’t for a very long time. My abortion was my biggest shame, and only my husband and my mother (and my ex-boyfriend, of course) knew about it…. [Continue Reading]