Welcome to My Journal!
UPDATE: I’ve moved my regular writing to Substack! This is now my archives.
Here on my blog, I love to write personal stories, truths I’m learning from studying Scripture, lessons I’ve learned from those wiser than me, and what God is teaching me through writing.
I’d for you sit back in your favourite chair while the little ones sleep or while you’re on break from work and read a bit of what I’m thinking on these days. Feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts of your own!
When Mountains Will Not Move
Do you struggle with a mental illness that you still have yet to be healed from? I do, and here are two books (and a guided journal) that have helped me weather the storm of anxiety and depression. This is my review of Jennifer Holmes’ books He Has Not Turned Away and When Mountains Do Not Move.
Should I Use A Commentary for Bible Study?
Should you use a commentary when studying the Bible? Isn't that cheating? Here's why I use a Bible commentary (plus some recommendations!).
The Arrow and the Crown (Book Review)
A book review of The Arrow and the Crown by Emma C. Fox, and reflecting on the battle between love and fear.
Operation Lionhearted: Book Review
A book review of Operation Lionhearted by Maribeth Barber—a sci-fi book about memories, courage, and friendship.
Like Our Father: How God Parents Us And Why That Matters For Our Parenting (Book Review)
Being a mother has humbled me. Weekly I’m faced with my own questions and failures. Yet our Heavenly Father is the perfect parent to us all the time. And being our perfect parent, we can look to him and image his love to our children. In her latest book, Christina Fox reminds us of how God cares for us as his beloved children and how we can reflect such care to our children through our parenting.
Learning the Unfolding Story of Redemption
A book review of Zach Keele’s book, The Unfolding Word. The Unfolding Word seeks to help us see how the entire Bible unfolds as one unified story held together by the gospel.
The Promise is His Presence (Book Review)
This is when I picked up Glenna’s book, The Promise is His Presence. In her book, Glenna took me by the hand and led me through her story of suffering, waiting, and unanswered prayers alongside the redemption narrative of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation.
Sufficient Hope in Post-Partum Depression: Book Review of Sufficient Hope
Christina Fox’s book Sufficient Hope came to me during one of those waves of floundering and showed me what I truly needed: to be reminded of the gospel. “Whatever experiences we face in motherhood, we all need Jesus—and he is sufficient.” (p. 14).
Idols of a Mother’s Heart—Book Review
In her book Idols of a Mother’s Heart, Christina Fox sets out to help mothers recognize the idols they have stored away in the corners of their hearts. But she doesn’t leave us mothers there with a pile of idols to clean up on our own—she guides mothers how to turn from those idols and back to God.
Renewing the Joy of Motherhood: A Review of Mere Motherhood
“Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Towards Sanctification.” Motherhood is sanctifying, and Cindy Rollins displays this through stories of laughter, tears, and celebration.