An apple juice box was clutched in my five-year-old hand while the red plastic racecar zoomed across the living room floor. My dad and I...

It was the thirteenth exclamation of "Mom!" in a half hour. It was the bill in the mail that was higher than I wanted it to be. It was...

Disclaimer: This article was originally published in Spirit-Filled Woman Magazine, 2020, and most recently edited for Where Joy Is...

The blaring “BEEP” from my alarm clock jolted me awake. Resisting the urge to hit snooze as usual, I reached over and put an end to its...

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Being a Mom is gloriously hard. The questions are endless, the messes are many, the responsibilities are constant and the moments are...

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She was sitting in a well-lit room and squeals of laughter echoed through the hall. But inside her heart was a darkness so consuming she...