Batting Grief, Loneliness, & Sadness During the Holidays

What if your holidays don’t feel joyful and celebratory? Ten years ago, I remember a major bout of loneliness that came at Christmas. My husband was working odd hours, and I woke up Christmas morning to a quiet house. It was just me and our three-month-old son. While I was beyond thankful to experience Christmas with our baby, and to […]

Retreat to Rest in Order to Be Filled

After rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. -Mark 1:35 The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2018, I was still a wreck from my dad passing away earlier that year. Our family typically trekked over to my in-laws for a Thanksgiving meal, but […]