Britney Lyn Ten years ago, in preparation for the natural birth of our first child, my husband and I took a childbirth class with a doula. She taught us many helpful things, but one of the most impactful was this: do not fear the pain. Fear is the enemy of pain. Fear makes pain worse. She explained … Read more
My website has a new header. It’s not dramatically different, just a change from “Passionate living through passionate writing” to “Storyformed living through storyformed writing.” Why the change? I was first introduced to the term “storyformed” back in 2015 when my husband and I attended a church planter training called Soma School in Tacoma, WA. … Read more
On December 26, I published a post titled, “When Christmas Isn’t a Major Key Holiday.” It seemed to resonate with a number of people who also found themselves feeling unfestive as they dealt with grief and heartache during the season of “glad tidings and joy.” I concluded, Grief and heartache aren’t unfestive. They aren’t … Read more
Thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus, we are living in a state of crisis. Not just locally, or even nationally, but globally! Now, more than ever, we share in an insurmountable mountain of things to worry about – will we or our loved ones get sick? Will we find toilet paper? Will our paycheck ever … Read more
The whole world is talking about the COVID-19 pandemic. Life as we know it has come to a screeching halt. The future remains uncertain. We stand on the precipice of something that could change the way our world and culture operate forever – or life could return to normal in a matter of months. … Read more
Considering that I had my fourth baby in January of 2019, I still managed to read a decent number of books. I may or may not have prolonged middle-of-the-night nursing snuggles a *little* longer than necessary because I wanted to finish a chapter…or a book. I read a ton of romantic mystery/suspense, with a … Read more
I am a sucker for a good love story. My favorite kind are real life romances that paint a picture of God’s redemption and unrelenting pursuit of us. If you also love a good love story, head over to MBC Pathway to read an article I wrote last year chronicling one of my favorite … Read more
“You shall be holy, because I am holy.” I’ve read that phrase countless times, and to be honest, it always struck me as a bit odd. God is commanding humans – whose sinful condition He is well aware of – to be holy. Uh…God? You know we can’t do it…right? The phrase conjured up the … Read more
“For glory and for beauty”. This phrase is repeated multiple times in Exodus 28 as God instructs Moses in how the priestly garments are to be made. The tabernacle and its furnishings, the priestly garments, everything about God’s dwelling place was to be constructed from precious materials with craftsmanship, skill, intricacy, integrity, creativity, and beauty. … Read more
This is a guest post on my blog today by my friend Morgan Robertson. Morgan is a deep thinker with a stunning mind and a beautiful heart for God. She shared this concept with me the other day after she finished reading my Christian romantic suspense novel, Finding Freedom. I asked her to pen these profound … Read more