Posts to Ponder
READ. REFLECT. GROW.
Discover hope, encouragement, purpose, and Christ-centered growth as you explore the deep questions of illness, pain, trauma, shame, grief, and so much more.
No matter the challenges you’re navigating, our Posts to Ponder will inspire you to surrender your expectations, notice gifts of joy and gratitude, and embrace your journey with hope, knowing that you are not alone.
Each blog post offers fresh grace, an invitation to ponder, an opportunity to listen, and insight for your journey. Grow in faith, one grace-soaked post at a time.
Five Minutes at a Time • A Letter To The Mamas
To the mama balancing hospital rooms, medications, broken sleep, and a breaking heart—you are not alone. Whether your child faces chronic illness, pain, or trauma, this is your reminder: you can survive, one breath and one prayer at a time. Five minutes at a time, God gives us enough strength for the next step.
Trust and Lament: Finding God in Sorrow and Worship
We often hide our pain behind smiles, yet God invites us to bring our sorrow honestly before Him. Lament is not the absence of faith—it is the language of trust. When we dare to voice our grief in worship, we discover healing, authenticity, and a deeper closeness to God.
Unwelcome Grief (At Least That’s How Others Feel About Mine)
Experience opened my eyes to the subtle ways that grief is often minimized, dismissed, ignored, or avoided by others (and by me). Grief makes others uncomfortable and is not welcome in our culture.
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Kintsugi: The Story of Our Scars
God pursues the places where we have been wounded, weakened, or failed, where we are vulnerable, where anxiety spins and depression sinks, where loneliness is rampant and grief lingers, and where suffering and loss are constant or sustained.
Telling Your Medical Story
What is a Medical Story? For our healthcare teams to build the best possible treatment plans for us, we need to learn to keep well-maintained logs of symptoms (and their severity), medications, treatments, dates, and brief notes. Keep track with our Medical Story Log.