Community: Softening the Rough Edges of My Grief
As I sat down at one of the round, white folding tables at the Wednesday evening ladies’ meeting, I began to question if I should have shown up at all. I had spent the day caring for my mother who,…
The Struggle Is Real by Nicole Unice
Christian Non-fiction/Christian living/Practical Theology
Contented Engagement: Navigating the Murky Waters of Social Media
As I cleared away the dirty lunch dishes on a quiet, Sunday afternoon, an exuberant conversation about social media’s place in our lives filled the room. My son, who has often bemoaned the negative effects of aimless internet scrolling, decided…
Parenting Series: Believing the Best Before Assuming the Worst
According to I Corinthians 13:7, agape love “believes all”. This can pretty much be summed up with the word confidence. When we believe God, we are putting our trust in His ability to do the things He says He will…
Parenting Series: Choosing Kindness towards our Kids
As I look at this simple moment between a father and daughter, I am drawn into the presence of God. I can hear the new Lauren Daigle song, Hold on To Me, playing in my mind. I turn it on…
Parenting Series: Training our Minds Toward Truth before Training Theirs
As I am acutely aware of my own struggles along my parenting journey, it is with humility and grace that I write on this topic. Now that I am beginning to see my kids own their independence and faith, I…
Life Repurposed: Stories of Grace, Hope, and Renewed Faith
Compiled and Edited by Michelle Rayburn – Foreward by Jane Rubietta I loved being a part of this book collaboration! Check out my story of restored faith after losing my first son at birth, and the wrestling I did to…
Resting and Wrestling: Striving and Contending for the Faith
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to…
Making Every Effort: Responding to God’s Promises
Did you know that you can grow in grace and peace as you grow in the knowledge of God? Did you also know that in order to grow as a Christian, we have to make the effort to walk in…
Resting and Wrestling
Living with Grace in the Tension Between Defining Grace “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” I Peter 5:10 ESV I…