House on the Rock

Finding gospel hope in a broken world

House on the Rock

  • Radiant

    Everyone always says you don’t remember your wedding day, and many parts of that are true. It is an emotional blur of beautiful moments, anxious awaiting, standing behind wooden doors in preparation for the aisle… Read more

  • Monday, September 25

    I will never forget that morning of September 25, and the way a heaviness seemed to settle over our world like a dark cloud. I couldn’t explain the feeling, but once again, I couldn’t shake… Read more

  • Deepest Waters and Hottest Fires

     You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;    you have loosed my sackcloth    and clothed me with gladness,that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to… Read more

  • You Have to Trust

    We were on month five of trying to conceive. Trapped in a vicious cycle of one negative pregnancy test after another. What seemed to be symptoms of pregnancy were again interrupted by the punch of… Read more

  • The Proof is in the Numbers

     I know that Scripture is laden with comfort for sufferers — take the entire book of Job, over half the Psalms, Philippians, James, and Lamentations, to name a few. Such chapters of the Bible have been my… Read more

  • Das’ not how I planned it!

    When my little sister, Christen, was four or five, she would often perform elaborate acrobatic gymnastics from the ottoman to the floor to the rocking chair and back. If, for any reason, she would mess… Read more

  • Morning Glory

    Early this past summer, I was pretty gung-ho about gardening. We live on the second story of our apartment complex, so that eliminated the prospect of a super fruitful harvest, but I thought I could… Read more

  • Saturday, August 12

    We decided to stick together that night. It felt right to drive to Crawfordsville, to our parents’ house, the 10-acre lot with oak trees and a trampoline that was marked by a multitude of beautiful… Read more

  • Friday, August 11

    That warm August afternoon, I did exactly what I planned to do. Almost. I walked to the park. I basked in the sun. I read a book. I planned how I was going to surprise… Read more

  • Tuesday, August 8

    It was Tuesday, August 8th. School started in two days. It had been a busy couple of days full of meetings, professional development, and training the five new team members on my freshman English team.… Read more

Welcome!

This blog is a journey toward the rock of gospel hope when life seems to be crumbling beneath your feet. Whether you’re in the valley, through the valley, or you know a valley is coming, I’d love for you to join me on the journey.

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