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Reframing Hardship: How to Unlock Peace in the Storm
I felt helpless. I was wholly unprepared and ill-equipped to help the man I love. Being present for my children and tending to their specific needs took every ounce of my energy.
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How to Face Risk When You Want to Run Away
When you’ve answered most of the prompts in Jennifer Dukes Lee’s guided journal, Stuff I’d Only Tell God, you’re left with the ones you’ve been avoiding. But I wasn’t raised to stop before the end,…
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How to Praise Even When Answered Prayers Come at a Cost
What if I hadn't prayed and wished for a daughter? Would that mean my brother lived? Did I somehow cause this?
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How to Embrace the Unexpected When You Get What You Pray For
Then God interrupts, as I’ve known Him to do. Corporate restructuring, says my husband when he calls me. Effective immediately.
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The Glory of Failing Gloriously
When we view failure not as an enemy but as a natural part of growth, the strength we are given bolsters our courage to take risks and dream new dreams and encourage those dreams in…
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How to Pray Scripture When Your Heart is Heavy
I wasn’t prepared to read the Psalm drenched in tears and pleading prayers. In the Bible I held close this time last year, it’s barely legible through pen marks and smudges. But in The Voice,…