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When Pain and Joy Intersect

When Pain and Joy Intersect

My son’s birth was filled with happiness, but the previous 48 hours were complete stress. Shortly after my daughter’s stressful birth, my husband turned another year older. Here’s what we have chosen to do when pain and joy have intersected in our parenting life.

Building Faith in God to Endure Even More

Building Faith in God to Endure Even More

This year has required endurance. There were many stressors in 2020 that individually would have been difficult enough for most people. There have been several events this year that have led me to cry out for things to be different, normal, or better. Yet in prayer, I have felt God ask me one question: Are you ready to endure even more?