True belonging means knowing that our core identity is being deeply loved and chosen by God. This unwavering truth, not circumstances, is the foundation of my story: I truly belong because of Him.    This week marks one year since my dad went home to be with Jesus. Reflecting on this year of profound transition, I see how much it stretched and transformed me. Letting go of my roles as daughter and caregiver began a deeper journey. I started to rediscover who God created

A broken home and broken people left me broken at a young age. I felt like the world had given up on me and discarded me.

Jesus endured pain for us, and his resurrection offers hope and new life in suffering. As I mourn, I know Jesus holds me. My hope remains in Him. To others grieving: you are not alone. Trust God to redeem and grieve with hope—Jesus’ love and presence remain with you. Gretchen’s story echoes many others. In my own journey with miscarriage, I found comfort in the Naming Ceremony I shared with my husband. Perhaps it will help you, too, as you walk through your own loss.

Our first daughter came into the world through pain and difficulty — a foreshadowing of the journey ahead. As the years unfolded, it became clear we were navigating a path we never anticipated: Kait's silent, often unreachable world of profound autism.

Thanksgiving night 2017 was a night that changed the course of my life. I was at my father’s house, and everyone had gone to bed after a wonderful day celebrating Thanksgiving together. The house was quiet, and everyone was asleep. I lay in my bed talking to the Lord about my future husband.  At this point, I had been divorced for three years and was desperately seeking a husband. In the still of the night, the Lord gave me the first and last name of my husband to be.  I didn