by Lysa TerKeurst | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog, Made to Crave, Overcoming, Spiritual Growth
For most of my life, I’ve struggled with my weight and committing to a healthy lifestyle. My soul was rubbed raw from years of trying and failing. I wanted something to instantly fix my issues. I wanted to stop calling myself awful names I’d never let another person...
by Lysa TerKeurst | Dec 2, 2014 | Blog, Overcoming, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
A year and a half ago, I opened an anonymous letter that made my heart sink. It was from another mom who wanted to make sure I had a list of all the ways one of my daughters was falling short. There in black and white she listed my daughter’s mistakes,...
by Lysa TerKeurst | Jun 10, 2014 | Blog, Overcoming, Raw Emotions
I felt so fragile sitting in the parking lot of Target, too sad to stop crying. And though my hand held a list of things that really couldn’t be put off another day, I was now entirely too tired to run errands or do much of anything. So there I sat. Alone. Moments...
by Lysa TerKeurst | Apr 30, 2014 | Blog, Grief, Mother's Day, Overcoming, Spiritual Growth
As Mother’s Day approaches, my heart is especially sensitive to my friends for whom this holiday will be hard. I have friends who will be standing by gravesites this Mother’s Day. I also have friends whose moms haven’t been a part of their lives in...
by Lysa TerKeurst | Feb 21, 2014 | Blog, Overcoming, Relationships, Spiritual Growth
I’ll never forget the night I helped my son edit his college term paper. Something he wrote was so powerful it jumped off my computer screen, grabbed my heart, and challenged my perspective. If there was ever a secret for unleashing God’s powerful peace in a...
by Lysa TerKeurst | Feb 19, 2014 | Blog, Just for Fun, Overcoming, Spiritual Growth
Psalm 19:14, “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” We live in a day and time where our rights sometimes take precedence over our pursuit of righteousness. I can be quick to offer a...
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