I have two vital questions that require answers. These questions are for you if you only attend church for Christmas and Easter services or if you find yourself standing at the church doors every time they open. Consider them: 1. Do I trust You? 2. Are You trustworthy? The first question reveals my own inadequacy and inability to lay down all my doubts and fears and lean heavily on God’s faithfulness. It puts ownership and responsibility on me, my human intellect and

I’m going to give you one practical idea that has helped me. When I am overwhelmed, I need structure in my life. Being a mother requires structure but, sometimes, I was just exhausted, and there was not enough space on my desktop computer to hold one more email from the school. So, I used multiple binders and folders to keep our family’s life organized. As our five children grew up in our home, it wasn’t always neat and tidy, and the laundry seemed to never get completely o

I remembered something this week which reminded me that my mental health was not always as steady as I tried to make it look when our son, Robert, was living. One Sunday morning, while Chris was deployed in the Middle East treating wounded soldiers, I took Robert to our church service as I had planned the night before. I was dressed and ready. I felt at peace in the moment because I had actually arrived without much stress or medical complications. Partway through the service