When Mother’s Day Breaks Your Heart

When life is torn away.

When relationships are broken.

When hopes are shattered.

And no one seems to notice.

Everyone goes about their lives

as if nothing is wrong.

When, in fact,

it seems that nothing is right.

Know this:

You are seen.

You are remembered.

You are loved.

You are cherished.

And the Love Who Understands

cares for you.

He treasures your tears.

He holds your heart.

He hears the anguish in your soul

as you cry burderned sobs.

As you weep in secret.

As you bury your loss deep within

where no one sees you mourn.

You are treasured.

You are needed.

You are loved.

And you are not forgotten.

How to Have Peace When Life is Hard

🌱“What’s the worse that can happen?” Today answers that question for me.

🌱Out of every holiday, birthday, anniversary, and planned festivity, Easter is my favorite. Not just because it sums up the crux of my faith in a publically celebrated way, but because it holds the reason as to why I don’t need to be anxious about anything in life, and why I am able to have peace through hard things.

🌱How? Because when I ask myself, “What’s the worse that can happen?” the two answers that present themselves are ‘death’ or ‘lack of hope in living.’ In every scenario of broken bodies, broken hearts, broken minds, and broken expectations, the worse that could happen is either a life extinguished, or prolonged life with only pain in sight.

🌱BUT, when the gospel is applied, every brokenness is countered by the promise of eternal life and unending hope, thus granting life with unparalleled peace. At the cross death was conquered, and we can have unwavering confidence that every good promise is an unequivocal YES and AMEN in Jesus.

🌱The worse that can happen is that I might trade in my broken shell for a glorified body. And until then, the worse that could happen is that I’m given the opportunity to use this broken shell to proclaim Christ.

🌱In light of Easter’s victory I can trade every anxious thought for life and hope and peace. And that is why today is my favorite.

11:11

“Muah!” My husband had looked up from his computer and was waiting for my response.

I looked down at the phone in my hands and checked the time. “Oh! Muah!”

I’m not sure when it started but for years now we’ll grab a kiss when the clock hits a fun number like 2:22 or 5:55, though 11:11 is by far the coolest hour-minute combo. If we’re in the midst of a project or farther away from each other we’ll text or holler the kiss, but in whatever form the kiss takes it’s become a regular part of our day.

Our 10yo has decided it’s her job to help facilitate this tradition, making sure we’re aware of the passing time. I’ll often have her rush up to me saying, “Mama!! Text Daddy!” I’ll look at the clock and send off a kissing emoji or yell out a “Muah!” down the hallway.

I can’t say it’s “kept our marriage alive,” but it’s a sweetness in our relationship that’s a treasure to my heart.

What little things do you do in your marriage that bring a moment of sparkle to the mundane?