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Incurable Suffering
This guy…He was cut off completely from everything & everyone he’s ever loved No support system. No hope. Disfigured and decomposing,...
Feb 23, 20221 min read


16 Ways to Make Prayer More Meaningful
1. Praying out loud can help with a wandering mind. 2. Tell yourself you’re talking to God, instead of “praying.” My kids (& mine),...
Apr 21, 20212 min read


last supper
Tonight, when you sit down for dinner, think of Jesus, sitting down for dinner, with His friends, for the last time. Tonight, when you...
Mar 27, 20211 min read


Holy Week Scripture & Craft
Palm Sunday: Triumphal entry Mark 11:1-1 Monday: Cleansing the Temple Luke 19:45-48 Tuesday: Teaching & Parables Matt 22& 25, Mark...
Mar 27, 20212 min read


houseless.
Ben & I have been taking a lot of showers together to talk. It’s what we do. If you have been following us on social media, you know very...
Sep 13, 20202 min read


This Isn’t How Things Should Be…
This isn’t how things are supposed to be going …! I’m not where I want to be …! Things… should be different…! And we plead and we pick...
Jun 28, 20203 min read


When We Want to Quit
It would be so easy to quit, ya know? To give up. To go back— back where 21yrs of habit, tradition, contentment & culture lay DEEP...
May 21, 20202 min read


When Our Trials Don’t End
If it’s true we have an all- knowing, all-powerful God on our side, why does He feel distant from us sometimes? Why do we feel as though...
Oct 27, 20196 min read


Wildly Optimistic; Gaining New Perspective for Life’s Challenges
JUST RELEASED: CLICK HERE Life is filled with hard, unexpected, unwanted, and uncharted paths. It’s filled with challenges that make us...
Aug 14, 20192 min read


When Things Are Dark & Undesired
Two people are on an escalator when the escalator breaks down and stops moving. One says, frustrated, “I don’t believe this,” while the...
Jul 31, 20193 min read


NEW BOOK ANNOUNCED!
Wildly Optimistic: Gaining New Perspective for Life’s Challenges. Everything we wonder and struggle and ask while going through the hard...
May 13, 20192 min read


Choosing God in Hard Times
Ever wonder where God is? Ever yell at Him wondering why things are/were so indescribably hard? Wonder if all your prayers really are...
Nov 10, 20181 min read


Carest Thou Not That I’m Struggling?!’
It is well known the raging storm that caused the apostles to yell, “Carest thou not that we perish?!” But perhaps maybe we can more see...
Oct 26, 20183 min read


Interesting, Isn't It? How Hard & Unnatural This is…
INTERESTING, isn’t it? Because of Isiah’s prophecy, for centuries, many young Jewish women had dreamed & wondered, “will I be chosen as...
Oct 22, 20182 min read


Our MOST Bitter Pain & Anguish of Soul
For 3 ENTIRE DAYS & 3 entire nights – nonstop – he was in the MOST BITTER pain. Torment. No breaks. No let-ups. Just paralyzing anguish...
Oct 7, 20182 min read


After I Got Baptized, Things Really Sucked…
After I got baptized, my life fell.apart. And I’m not exaggerating. Now, if you’ve heard me speak or read my book, than you know this....
Aug 29, 20184 min read


TODAY MARKS 9 YEARS OF MY BAPTISM!
*THIS IS IT!! ** This was my apt. when I met the elders!!! This is where it ALLLL started. This is where I told the missionaries I...
Aug 21, 20182 min read


Modern-day Murmuring
Maybe I’ll regret posting this. Maybe I’ll delete it later… I always have lots of thoughts – and most of them belong in my journal for...
Aug 21, 20184 min read


When I Was Single & Unwanted:
HEAR ME OUT: I literally never thought I’d get married. Lot’s of reasons & here’s a quick summary: -I would notice the kind of girls...
Aug 17, 20183 min read


How 'All is Well' Can Be True DURING Trials
I went to bed a few Saturday’s ago trying to think of an excuse so I wouldn’t have to go to church the next day. I don’t know why,...
Jul 10, 20182 min read
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