THE BLOG

There are seasons of life when the fire feels all-consuming. Loss, shame, disappointment, or circumstances beyond our control can make it feel like everything we once relied on is burning to the ground. In those moments, the temptation is strong to g...

When people think of legacy, they often imagine something far off in the future a will, a foundation, or a name etched into history. But legacy isn’t just about what we leave behind when we’re gone. Legacy is about how we live today. Every word spoke...

One of the most honest questions a human heart can ask is this: God, where were You when I was hurting?

If you’ve ever whispered those words in the quiet of your room, or cried them out in desperation when no one else was listening, you’re not alone...

You go to church.
You pray.
You’ve read the books, journaled, tried counseling.
You’ve forgiven. You’ve kept showing up. You’ve spoken truth out loud even when your heart didn’t feel it.

But somehow… something still feels off.
Heavy. Disconnected. Stuck...

For much of her life, Sylvia Saitman carried invisible weight. Trauma had left its mark, heartbreak had dimmed her joy, and slowly, almost unknowingly, she learned to hide. She tucked away the pieces of herself that felt “too much” or “not enough” so...

At sixteen, Katie Matthews’ life changed in an instant. A car crash left her a quadriplegic with a traumatic brain injury. Doctors said independence would be impossible. Darkness closed in as lies whispered that her life no longer mattered. Katie adm...

From the very beginning, God set the pattern. In Genesis 2:2–3, after six days of creating the heavens, earth, and everything in them, “God rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it ho...

When we begin to heal, something powerful happens:
We start to dream again.

Not just dreams of comfort or escape—but dreams of meaning, purpose, and the life we were always meant to live. These dreams aren’t random. They are sacred signals. They poin...

Leadership is not something you step into once you’ve “arrived.” It’s something you practice in the becoming. It’s forged in the quiet, everyday choices—the ones no one sees. In the moments of fear when you choose love. In the mess when you choose pr...

When I first launched It’s Your Story to Tell, I wrestled with what to say and how to say it.

Like many who have walked through trauma—especially trauma that came through church hurt—I carried a deep tension. I knew what it felt like to be silenced,...