When you’re in the fire too long

During my days as a daycare mama, I became an expert at whipping up quintuple batches of play dough while juggling two babies and eight toddlers. The kiddos gathered around, eager to sink their chubby hands into the soft, warm dough. Their eyes sparkled and their...

Finding purpose in the pain

The weary man rested his forehead against the cold rock, allowing his burning muscles a moment’s rest. “Lord, this is an utter waste of time. I want to obey, but I really don’t see the point in trying any longer.” Several months previously, he...

When God doesn’t give grace

  “I could never go through something like that.” “What if it happens to me?” “How do you cope? I’d never be able to. I’m not strong enough.” “I don’t know how you do it. I wouldn’t be able to keep...

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