Nowhere else do I have as much self-doubt as I do in motherhood. Moms need to be reminded that they are doing good work and doing it well. Moms need other moms. God in his wisdom understands that.
Moms are busy. While we are busy loving others, we can also lose hope for ourselves. This is what community is for. When you have lost the ability to hope all things, you need friends to remind you that God still sees you, still loves you, and is still for you.
Read MoreWe all need friends like Jonathan and David in our lives—friends who remind us of who God is, who cause us to look upwards and not be overcome by our circumstances, friends who call forth what God has spoken over our lives and strengthen us to keep contending. But as much as we need them, we must also be them.
Read MoreThere are no rules to this growing-in-community thing. It can look different in each friendship circle. Jesus set the example with his disciples. He called them his “brothers” (Matthew 12:49, NIV). They met for prayer, for meals, and for ministry.
Denver-based writer and therapist, KJ Ramsey lives with a painful chronic disease, ankylosing spondylitis. Her new book, This Too Shall Last, explores the paradox of suffering with a loving God. Here are excerpts from our recent conversation.
Read MoreMy first experience with refugees was when I was very young, although I didn’t learn the word “refugee” until many years later. I was taught to call them “Guests.”
My second experience with refugees came three decades later.
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