Celebrating Mother’s Day is Important When Your Child Has a Mental Illness

Celebrating Mother’s Day is Important When Your Child Has a Mental Illness

Mother’s Day can be a bittersweet holiday for moms with a son or daughter with mental health challenges. If you are that mom, I know you face unique struggles many never see amid the flowers and gifts. Feelings of overwhelm, guilt, loss, and failure often accompany the day. It is not unusual to consider skipping…

Will You Take the Time to Remember the Best Gift Ever?

Will You Take the Time to Remember the Best Gift Ever?

Will you take the time to remember the best gift ever this Christmas? It is easy to become distracted and overwhelmed with preparations during the holiday season. Add the struggles and grief, which often intensify during the holidays, and Jesus is sometimes left out. Yet the Savior is the reason for the season. “Thanks be…

16 Ways to Find Unexpected Joy in Difficult Seasons

16 Ways to Find Unexpected Joy in Difficult Seasons

Do you think a person can find joy in challenging times? I not only think it is possible, I believe it is essential to persevere well. However, it doesn’t always come easy; sometimes, we need a little help. Today, Lori Schumaker shares 16 ways to find unexpected joy in difficult seasons.

How to Stay Close to God in the Midst of the Unexpected

How to Stay Close to God in the Midst of the Unexpected

Do you stay close to God in the midst of the unexpected? Of course, we would all like to say, “always.” However, I imagine at times, the Lord may seem far away. The good news is He is always near, whether we feel Him or not. Yet, perhaps a few specific practices may help you…

Three Important Ways to Embrace Difficult Circumstances

Three Important Ways to Embrace Difficult Circumstances

Before the unexpected hits, it is always good to know a few practices that will help us to persevere well. After all, sometimes, it is hard to think straight when in the middle of hardship. Perhaps these three important ways to embrace difficult circumstances will benefit you.  Jeanne Takenaka, my friend, has had her share…

How to Live With Hope in the Midst of the Unexpected

How to Live With Hope in the Midst of the Unexpected

One thing for sure is that life is unpredictable! Yet, in the middle of uncertainty, there are some absolute truths that we can hold tight to help us persevere with strength through the unthinkable. Please welcome Donna Bucher as our guest today. She writes at Serenity In Suffering, where she shares peace and purpose in…