**The following story is shared straight from the heart of my daughter, Annah Young. It is longer than a typical blog post and has been untouched by me. I have chosen to leave it in it’s original form just as Annah wrote it – filled with beautiful vulnerability, heart-wrenching pain, and great expectation. I am…

Sofia Alexandre vividly remembers what life was like before she found hope. “I grew up in a Muslim home,” she said. “Trying to navigate life as a young, Muslim girl from a traditional Islamic home while still living in the secular world was hard.” Sofia’s life was dotted with hardships and overshadowed by trauma. She…

At the age of 34, Brittney Ryle didn’t anticipate her life falling apart. But when she discovered her husband of 13 years was having an affair, it did. “We’d had a good life together,” Brittney noted. “We even served together in church.” The discovery of the affair paired with an unknown future led her to…

People love stories. Jesus taught with stories and used them to help us better understand the Kingdom of God. Stories can encourage, inspire, challenge, and help us as we travel along life’s highway together. Stories remind us that we’re not alone. They show us places and spaces where others have had joys, sorrows, victories, and…

My husband’s lifelong career has been in the flooring industry. He began as a young whippersnapper fresh out of college and has spent the last four decades helping customers choose the best flooring options for their specific needs. That said, he has a keen eye when it comes to all things flooring. It’s the first…

I don’t even remember what started it now. We were just a few minutes into a conversation recently before Anthony and I found ourselves in a tiff that left me emotionally crinkled and somewhat frustrated. I walked out of the room and prayed these exact words, “God, help me love an imperfect man!” The vehement…