Category: Trials

When You Haven’t Seen the Miracle

When You Haven’t Seen the Miracle

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On Teacher Grief

On Teacher Grief

My year as a 3rd grade teacher is officially over. And I am grieving. I won’t be returning as a classroom teacher in the fall, but it’s not the job I’m grieving. It’s the kids. All year long, my patience…

God Doesn’t Owe Me Anything

God Doesn’t Owe Me Anything

I’ve faced a fair amount of disappointment over the past few years. This season of life has felt really unfruitful, and it’s been extremely discouraging. I’ve gone through unfruitful seasons before, but in the past, it was usually because I…

I Will Sing of the Goodness of God

I Will Sing of the Goodness of God

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Rejection Isn’t Always About You

Rejection Isn’t Always About You

Rejection hurts. I know this from painful firsthand experience. It hurts our pride, it hurts our self-esteem, and often it hurts our chances of trying again because we get too scared and scarred by our memories. I’m not going to…

How It Has Been Is Not How It Will Be

How It Has Been Is Not How It Will Be

This isn’t what I planned on posting this week, but it’s a message I haven’t been able to get out of my head, and I think it will encourage the church body in this season – what I see as…

30 Bible Verses for When You’re Overwhelmed

30 Bible Verses for When You’re Overwhelmed

I’m more than a month into my second year at BSSM now, and it seems like just when I got settled into a routine, the routine changed. Isn’t that so often how it works? You feel like you’re actually managing…

Don’t Give Up

Don’t Give Up

Multiple friends of mine have confided this week that they’ve been on the verge of giving up their faith in this season. They feel hopeless, worn down, disappointed, disillusioned, and angry with God. Didn’t he say he would do X,…

12 Verses for When Your Life Doesn’t Go As Planned

12 Verses for When Your Life Doesn’t Go As Planned

Years ago, I was going through a difficult season of closed doors and spiritual warfare. Every opportunity I was excited about failed. Everything that could’ve gone wrong did. I was disappointed, hurt, and confused. Even though I knew God hadn’t…

10 Books That Encouraged Me Through Chronic Illness

10 Books That Encouraged Me Through Chronic Illness

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