During most of September, I have been battling and recovering from bronchitis. I don't think I have ever been this sick in my entire thirty-three years of life. And when I was at my lowest point, feeling utterly incompetent and useless, unable to care for myself and my kids, God met me in a surprisingly profound way.

To kick off the Exercises in Empathy series, I would like to share something that happened to me just a few weeks ago. I was sitting...

If all was known, all would be forgiven.* My husband often gets frustrated at me for "not taking his side" when he is venting about a...