Heartbreak to Strength Blog
Helping you find hope, joy, and purpose in your unexpected storms. Friend, I cannot promise that life will be storm-free, but I can promise that God will be faithful in the middle of the storm. He was for me, and I know He will for you. My prayer is that you will find encouragement and hope each week through my Heartbreak to Strength blog.
Hope in the Dark
“Why, God?” Have you ever struggled with these words? Why God did you not heal my friend from cancer? Why God did my baby’s heartbeat stop? Why God did you not do what I hoped…
Shattered Into Dust
Have you ever felt like a clay pot that has been broken into many pieces? Your life shatters right before your eyes and you are not sure how to pick up the fragments and move…
More Than Enough!
Do you ever feel like you don’t have enough time, enough energy, or enough patience? Do you every feel like you are not enough as a mom, a daughter, or a friend? Not Enough? Honestly,…
This is the Day
Are you a “One Day-er?” One day, I will go after my dream. One day, I will go on a mission’s trip. One day, I will make an impact. What if we changed our thinking…
Do, Delegate and Dismiss
Would you describe your life as busy? Do you have a full plate this fall? At night, do you collapse into bed tired and exhausted? Honestly, I nearly exhausted myself last week. Instead of waking…
Don’t “Should” on Yourself
Recently, I was talking with a friend and I realized how often I “should” on myself. As a perfectionist, I am really hard on myself and my inner critic is always repeating the phrase, “I…
What Are You Standing On?
Have you ever stepped on something that was unstable and almost lost your balance? Has your foot ever slipped because the rock below was wobbly and shakable? Recently I was backpacking with my son, I…
You are a Fierce Hearted Woman
Do you want to be a fierce hearted woman? I know I do. A Fierce Hearted Woman . . . Looks life in the face and says, “You can’t beat me.” Knows love is risk…
Unexpected
I think disappointment is one of the hardest negative emotions to manage. Why? We all have expectations about how our life will be and it is so hard when life does not turn out as…