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I'm not sure how to describe the feelings that go beyond heartbroken and devastated. Honest to God, I don't.
Our house church lost a beautiful young man, Abbott Forrester Garn, this week. His family has been an intimate part of our lives for the last decade. I offered these words at the funeral in the midst of the tragedy.
Our heads told us that this was the right decision, but nothing told our hearts to prepare for being wrecked.
Living constantly in the burden and pain of our suffering can either become an end destination or a passageway for each of us.
In private, I struggled with intense guilt, shame, and depression. I never talked about my abortion to anyone. Ever.
The Christian is confronted by the paradox of the Holy Scriptures when told to consider it pure joy when faced with all kinds of trials.