The meaning of a true friend can get blurry in a world where we use the word ‘friend’ so loosely. True friendship is about being there for someone no matter what, no matter where, no matter when.

The right words spoken to us by others may be the food we need for strength, for taking that next step, for going forward rather than standing in fear.

In unsettling times, we often only see clearly a small piece of the landscape. Beyond our human vision is a more complete, more loving, more perfect plan.

Just as the holidays arrived, so did my daughter’s cancer diagnosis. It was more tears than cheers that Christmas. Where was the peace?

Have you ever found the courage to make a crucial decision, only to be met with unexpected challenges, adversity and critics telling you how wrong you are? This is the story of one such decision.

I felt myself caving deeper into fear and worry, and I knew the only remedy for this kind of fear was to trust in God. Despite terrifying circumstances, I had to trust God with the outcome, whether we lost everything or nothing.

In that moment, when it seemed as if we were abandoned and surrounded by an undefeatable enemy, God used a song to remind us that we weren’t battling this alone.

I have found that when my plans get wrecked and I experience adversity, it forces me to unravel what I thought I knew.

The answer we had been waiting on for weeks struck with the force of a wrecking ball, it knocked the oxygen right out of me, left me breathless and broken in a thousand pieces.

Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could be any different and holding on to the hope of health and healing.