Photo courtesy: Lisa Tarplee Photography Wounds from a friend can hurt much more than those of an enemy. It’s the kind of pain that cuts deep. It’s a wound that aches and throbs and is slow to heal. The rejection’s unexpected, and therefore worse, more painful. We’ve all experienced rejection at some point in our […]
“We are going to meet one of my old college friends tomorrow,” I informed the kids. “Do they have children?” one of the boys asked. “Yes,” I responded and showed them pictures of the family. “Cool.” It’s remarkable to me how quickly children make friends. They barely need to meet a new child before they […]
While visiting family in Alaska this past summer, I asked our cousins about the best places to go hiking. Then I asked my most important question: “What about the bears?” I asked. “Attacks usually happen when people go by themselves,” she responded. “That’s what happened to a woman last week. She was running alone and got caught […]
Imagine you just learned that your body is battling a life-threatening disease. Life as you know it will change forever. As you try to comprehend everything happening inside you, a friend says, “You’re a good person. You don’t deserve this.” Or imagine that you’ve experienced a great loss. Your heart aches with grief. The pain […]
Do you ever go through seasons of discouragement and wonder why your faith is so fragile? Do you ever think that since you’ve been a believer for so long, you shouldn’t ever struggle, experience weakness, or feel stabs of fear? Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the pressures of life and wondered what is wrong and […]
“How have you been?” I asked. Looking into her tired eyes, my heart ached for the suffering I knew she was going through. We talked about her treatments, how far she had to go, and the realities of living every day with cancer. Though I knew she was suffering, it was a suffering I didn’t […]