“Lights are on in the distant windows, I wonder what they must see.” Those opening words of the poem are about us observing — pausing long enough to consider the hearts of the people around us and wonder what they’re struggling with behind that lit window — behind that forced Read more
“In the midst of the battle, when our faith is weak, as our nerves unravel — His peace we must seek.” This poem doesn’t start with victory. It starts with weakness. With unraveling. When God gave me these words, I was living them. My faith felt thin. The struggle felt Read more
“Complacency is a poison, taken one drop at a time. It steals all our passion and confuses our mind.” When God gave me this poem, that opening stopped me — because it doesn’t describe the enemy I expected. I expected to go to battle with a roaring lion. Instead, He Read more
God told me it was time to share the burden Over the past three posts in Hannah’s Heart, I have written about what it means to meet God in the storm, to move from struggle into surrender, and to bring hidden weight into His light. There is one moment from Read more
Here we are, ten years later. We know that neither love nor the grief of losing a loved one is a destination in itself. They are part of a larger journey—two deeply connected parts of the human experience that reflect the depth of our love. One thing about the journey Read more
Kristen is Alive… Because She Believed What did she believe? “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Read more
May 27 was a normal Friday, like many others that had come and gone before it. There was only one problem; “normal” had taken on a new meaning over the preceding two months. A little after 11 p.m., Julie and I were startled awake by the ringing of our doorbell. Read more
Our little waiting room had become our quiet refuge as we sat bound by the inevitability of the unknown. My two worlds, which had remained largely separated over the preceding two months, were converging into a common experience. They would soon merge into one combined reality. My time spent wrestling Read more
The time of reflection on the character of Jesus and His perfect track record of grace and mercy prepared us to move forward in the context of our absolute faith in Him and His goodness. We had absolute confidence that Kristen is Alive with Jesus Because She Believed. For we Read more
Monday, May 30, was another full day of planning and preparing for something we could not have imagined even a few months before. We were weary in body but not in spirit. We knew the deep sorrow of unfulfilled dreams. We understood the heartache of saying goodbye to a child. Read more