• Faith,  Parenting

    Experiencing God’s Goodness in the Pain of Miscarriage

    “I don’t know how I’ll ever learn to trust God again.” Those words echoed in my heart as I waited for a D&C to remove the remains of our second child—our second loss in just six months. We had prayed, believed, and pleaded with the Lord based on His word. And still, I sat there—empty, broken, and furious with a God I no longer understood. Where is God’s goodness in the midst of something like a miscarriage? AN UNEXPECTED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY It was June 2019.…

  • Adoption

    Jesus and Adoption: The Beauty of the Gospel

    It was an overcast Saturday morning, surprisingly warm for the end of February. My alarm rang, but I was already awake. I climbed out of bed and dressed for the day with the clothes I had picked out the night before- something neutral and comfortable.  My heart skipped a beat or two as I applied my mascara, but otherwise it was just a run of the mill morning routine. I met my husband at the top of the stairs and asked if he was ready.…