I understand true life doesn't happen when I constantly gaze backwards, mulling over all the injustices others have done or I have done to others.

As I look back over my mountains of growth and compare them to the molehills where I stagnated, community often made the difference.

A broken person understands she needs rescue, and she depends on God to resurrect and deliver. And she also understands that even if God chooses not to deliver, His ways are higher and more amazing then what we can fathom.

Growth comes from God, to those with surrendered, yielded hearts.

We may not understand the pathways God lays out before us. We may not even like walking the journey. But even in failure, we can trust that He’ll do more than we expect.

Pain can either thrust me into the arms of Jesus or make me turn my back on Him. Either way, it's a choice.

A hopeful book that moms will relish, Blue Like Playdough is an honest, peel-back-the-covers look at the creative way God shapes us through childhood and parenthood. Tricia Goyer explores her own weaknesses along the journey, revealing her desire to serve the God who forms strength and joy and perseverance within her. A compelling, fresh read.