Unnesting

As summer turns to fall I notice it. There, at the end of my September calendar, a long-ago planned trip to Mexico. I had eagerly accepted my mom’s invitation to join her and my uncle on their annual ... Read More about This isn’t How the Story is Supposed to Go

There are always moments of pain. Whenever I listen to women share of their unnesting experience, pain is invariably part of the story. And in those hard moments there is heartbreak and often ... Read More about Never Give Up Praying for Your Young-Adult Children

“I covered my eyes the whole way!” My friend Jan laughed as she recalled a years-ago family trip to Germany. She and her husband had entrusted the navigating and driving to their sons, who were 15 and ... Read More about The Power of Attentive Listening

I had barely begun the study Finding God Faithful, when I had to put it down. The first question on the first page, it so captivated my imagination that it demanded my full attention. The question, ... Read More about Trusting the God of the Destination

We heard that the drive-in, the one our family has frequented for years, had re-opened. Although it’s some distance from our home, my youngest and I decided to make the trek. Taking the long way, past ... Read More about Hope as God’s Work Continues in the Unseen

For several days I struggled to get out from under the weight of my heavy, heavy heart. Hadn’t I just gone from Weeping to Wonder? Why was I once again in a place of lament? What I wanted was to ... Read More about The Valley of Weeping becomes a Refreshing Spring