Fruit of Brokenness

The Joy of Getting it Right

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

So… You’re doing something you know honors God. Maybe it’s going well; maybe it’s not. However exciting starting out was, you’re … Read more…

February 28, 2018

Joy, like love and the other Fruits of the Spirit, is in short supply, though there are plenty of counterfeits. Is … Read more…

February 15, 2018February 14, 2018

They were beautiful. So beautiful I started to cry. An older couple I’d noticed before at church. Noticed but never really … Read more…

February 8, 2018

I didn’t know what to do with the stress. The uncomfortable feeling of unsurety. I wanted to feel better. When it … Read more…

February 15, 2018January 29, 2018

Love… We hear the word all the time. Like me, you may use it too much… I love those boots! I love the … Read more…

January 23, 2018January 22, 2018

If I am truly pro-life, if I believe in the sanctity of human life, I have to accept the sanctity of … Read more…

January 17, 2018January 15, 2018

Sometimes things happen that we wish hadn’t. Big or small, we just want them fixed, and fixed the way we think … Read more…

January 8, 2018

Shame. We hear about its destructive power. How it can weigh us down and keep us from claiming the fullness of … Read more…

January 8, 2018January 1, 2018

Another year… It always surprises me how long some things in life seem to take, yet how quickly they passed after … Read more…

December 27, 2017December 27, 2017

2018?!? How is that possible? One day at a time… It’s strange how things can feel so long while they’re happening… … Read more…

March 1, 2018December 23, 2017

It’s not about you. Hearing that could feel like a slap. But it can also be a relief. It takes our … Read more…

March 1, 2018December 17, 2017

Joy… It’s easier to say that happiness isn’t necessary for joy, that it’s a shabby substitute, than it is to live … Read more…