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What I Wish People With Mental Illness Knew

She understood me. She was the first person who did. The ruminating thoughts, the downward spiral, the world of horrors that was always a mutant breath away—she understood it all.

What I Wish People Knew About Mental Illness

Twenty years ago, I had a conversation with a sweet, well-meaning relative who explained to me that people who took medication for mental illness didn’t have enough faith.

9 Times Love Overpowers Hate in the Bible

Photo by Tyler Nix

Hate crimes dominate the headlines. Our culture is afflicted with “isms” rooted in hate.

I Want To Live in a Hallmark Film

Sometimes… I want to live in a land where the worst thing that happens is that my boyfriend forgot to tell me that he is next in line for the throne to of a tiny European country

The Ugly Truth the MacArthur/Moore Controversy Reveals

A divisive topic in Christian ministry has come to the forefront recently. Facebook and Twitter feeds are lit up with the controversy over Evangelical Minister John MacArthur’s comments that Beth Moore should stop preaching and “go home.” He sat on a panel of all-male ministers who openly mocked Moore—saying that she is narcissistic, and that she is […]

Made to Mother

Today, I want to tell you a story about a race I never wanted to run, and a life I never wanted to live.

Helena in Heaven

Today, I want to tell you a story about a dream that died a long time ago, but it isn’t quite dead.

A Full Life

Today, I want to talk to you about the standard you use to measure the meaning in your life.

Simple Seasons

Today, I want to tell you a story about how the simple seasons of life can be the greatest seasons of all.

That Drama Girl

Today, I want to tell you a story about how God loves to take those dreams that we thought were dead and buried and breathe life into them again.