by Brianna Lambert | May 15, 2023 | Daily Faith
How Does He Hold Us? I snuggled on the bed next to my son. He was struggling through pain, and I stroked his back and tried to comfort him. I reminded him God cared about his hurt—that God loved him and he too grieved along with him in his pain. “But it doesn’t really...
by Brianna Lambert | May 4, 2023 | Daily Faith
We’re All Entertainers In a Social Media World The wires of the oven rack screeched out a song, while a wave of heat engulfed my face. My bright blue silicone oven mitts carefully pulled the cast iron pan out of its cocoon and onto the cooled stovetop above. A...
by Brianna Lambert | Apr 16, 2023 | Daily Faith
Like Jesus I shuffled back and forth along the tile connecting my laundry room to my kitchen. A full day at home demanded clothes to clean and a kitchen to tidy. On one of my passes back towards the laundry room with an armful of goods to return to the pantry, I...
by Brianna Lambert | Apr 10, 2023 | Daily Faith
Praying Let’s Make a Deal I confess, sometimes I play Let’s Make a Deal with God. Silent prayers cross my mind, and I realize the words I’m saying: God, would you please answer this one? I want this even more than the last. You don’t have to answer the others,...
by Brianna Lambert | Mar 27, 2023 | Daily Faith
Fear After Grief I sat on the table of the surgical outpatient room. I already made it through the agonizing wake-up from anesthesia, and I was ready to retreat home. My cut-up body moaned quietly beneath the haze of Vicodin. The report was good. The doctor said it....
by Brianna Lambert | Mar 21, 2023 | Daily Faith
I Just Need Something New! Your eyes pass back and forth over the clothes hanging in your closet. Nothing looks appealing. Nothing “sparks joy.” I just need to throw it all out and start fresh. Maybe I should make one of those capsule wardrobes. After pulling an old...