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.
Discovering God’s Provision in the Middle of Heartbreak
“So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.” Genesis 22:14 This is a story I seldom talk about. It’s not the hot topic of a lunch date with a good friend or the highlight…
Embracing God’s Faithfulness In Loss
From my earliest memories, I have known that God is faithful. I’ve sung hymns about it, I’ve taught my kids about it and I’ve memorized verses about it. It’s one thing to study God’s faithfulness…
Finding Strength to Forgive
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 27:13 I breathed in before jumping off the boat into the November waters of the…
Transformed by Grief
Our family has a long-standing tradition of singing the Twelve Days of Christmas. Beginning on Christmas Day, we light white candles in the center of the table before dinner and sing Joy to the World,…
Bold- One Word Challenge 2022
Have you ever had the same word keep popping up in the books you are reading? Each New Year, I pick one word that I want to focus on. Instead of making resolutions, I choose a…
Merry Christmas 2021
I wanted to send you my family’s Christmas card and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 2021 was a memorable year! My oldest, Kyle graduated high school and started college at…
Held By His Strength
I don’t do it every year, but in January 2014, I reluctantly settled on my “word of the year.” In praying about which word I felt led to, I resisted the one continually popping into…
God Rescued My Broken Heart
My life is not at all what it started out to be. Back in the day – late 90’s, I was certain I had it all figured out and was right on track for harnessing…
When Your World Stops Moving
It’s been a lifetime ago since my Daddy went to Heaven. 18 years to be exact, which is the age I was when he was given the shocking diagnosis of Stage 4 Osteosarcoma. The news…
Missing a Loved One this Thanksgiving?
It felt like there was a hole in my heart. Waking up on a National family day without my family was honestly one of the hardest days after my divorce. I can still remember the tears…