On November 10, 2015, a violent home invasion took the lives of my wife Amanda and our unborn child. Amanda and I had followed God’s call to plant a...
Nothing is Wasted
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Mental health
Name What’s Hard
As a clinician and as a human, I’ve learned that my own flurry of conflicting thoughts is a sign that I need to gently slow down the pace of my...
Can’t Rest, Everything Matters
Some years ago, I experienced my first significant fall with fatigue. I’d just finished the edits on my first book; my kids were eight, seven, six,...
Ignoring the Limits God Created for Us
Fourteen years ago, I suffered heat stroke in sight of the finish line of a community race I’d been training to win. It was eighty degrees, with...
Truth or Toxic Thoughts?
Many times, there are things underneath the surface that keep us from having a thriving relationship. These can be the effects of a past breakup,...
How To Be The Light That Ignites Hope
Early one sunny spring morning, I went downstairs from my bedroom into our kitchen to make myself some coffee. As I put the grounds in our espresso...
Can’t Stop the Feeling
Let me ask you a question: Have you ever had a disproportionate emotional response to a situation that should not have affected you in such a...
The Usefulness of Lament
Adapted from Let Go of Unmet Expectations, Overcome Anxiety, and Discover Intimacy with God by Lauren and Michael McAfee Lament. This word may be an...
Three Practices to Build Resilience
Dr. Rick Hanson, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkley, argues that resilience training for your brain is like muscle...
Have You Wrestled With God?
Note from Team LO: We are SO excited to bring you this month's post from our LO sister member, Jasmine Singh! If you want to be a part of this...
The Motherhood Myth of Mary Poppins
My boys were five, three, and a baby when I walked into my mother-in-law’s kitchen. There was Anna, up early, making a big breakfast, chatting with...
Lie Detection
Have you ever heard someone say you should wait thirty minutes after a meal to go swimming? Or that shaving your hair makes it grow back thicker?...