Grace Under Fire

beautiful girl, you can do hard things.

The Story of Sophia: Part III

I stopped writing after my last post sharing about Sophia's second surgery and the day we found out that she needed a third intervention. I have shared openly about my emergency C-section, about finding out Sophia had a heart defect and then finding out that she had another heart defect. I shared ... View Post

The Story of Sophia: Part II

I ended my last post about Sophia with intentions of continuing her story through her first and second heart surgeries, but in the middle of piecing it all together, Sophia had another unexpected heart surgery. It's hard for me to write from a place that's still very much unsure—a place where every ... View Post

The Story of Sophia: Part 1

I've tried to write this post for a few months now. I've tried to sort through pieces and feelings and doctors' notes and medications and more feelings and more pieces. I keep coming back to it, picking it up because I know that I need to and setting it back down because the story doesn't feel safe ... View Post

What’s Wrong with Sophia’s Heart?

Dear Sophia, I started writing this post because I wanted to put down in words the best way to explain your heart to the fiercely-faithful friends and family who are praying for you with all of their hearts. But as the words filled the page, it became a letter to you. It became a letter to you ... View Post

What Stillness Can Do For You

Unsettling is an understated word to describe the state of the world right now. Between the headlines, conflicting statistics, stock market plunges, face masks, and fear of stepping too close to people in the produce aisle, life feels surreal and very much unlike the one we had planned for ... View Post

“I Can Be Okay Without Knowing Everything”

A few weeks ago, I introduced a series to share some of the simple sayings that are resonating with me in profound ways. The first quote in the series was a gentle reminder that not having the right answer or not knowing how to do something doesn't make you ignorant. Rather it's those very things ... View Post