Are you living a life you didn’t expect?

If you’re anything like me, you’d written a perfect story for how your life would unfold, but God sent you on a journey far different than the one you’d imagined. The story of my dreams was one of romance, purpose, and adventure: to fall in love and get married young, go into missions with my husband and raise a family along the way. Though my twenties and early thirties were full of purpose and adventure, they were also filled with loneliness, depression, and unexpected challenges. And despite my many efforts [I joke with my friends that I’ve scoured the whole country for a godly man], at 34, I’m still as single as ever.

Through the past decade and a half of following Jesus in the unexpected, I’ve come back time and time again to this conclusion: Whatever my circumstances, I always have hope – a hope that doesn’t disappoint, because it is not in my ever-changing circumstances but in a Savior who never changes.

I write short pieces grounded in Scripture to help you to lay hold of hope in the areas you feel hopeless. If you’re new here, check out my “To the Woman” series for short, poetic bursts of hope tailored to the situations and emotions heavy on your heart. My first book, 99 Life-Giving Bible Verses for Women, is also available for preorder. Thanks for joining me on this journey. I pray that the words you read will point you to Jesus and the hope you have in him.

Much love,