Have you ever looked at an area of your life and wondered if it was simply too far gone for God to make something new? I certainly have. There have been times when I’ve looked at the state of a situation and felt hopeless. Instead of allowing God to define what was possible, I allowed what I could see in front of me to determine what I believed about the outcome. Without even noticing it, disappointment turned into distance, apathy, anger, and sometimes even hopelessness. Recently, as I was...

“Then I replied to them, ‘The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and build, but you have no portion or right or claim in Jerusalem.’” — Nehemiah 2:20 ESV Have you ever thought of yourself as a builder? I hadn't really thought about motherhood this way until I spent time reading the book of Nehemiah. But, sweet mom, we are builders in God’s Kingdom. Every day, we are helping shape our families. We are teaching our children what love looks like, how to respond...

I woke up that day feeling heavy. It was hard to get out of bed. My mind kept returning to the pregnancy tests I had recently taken. I couldn’t bear the thought of walking through another trial. My husband and I had been married for three years, and it felt like one hard thing after another. My health had declined, creating challenges in different areas of our lives. Our marriage had been filled with worries and anxieties, and I think we both quietly wondered, When will our lives become...