I reached into the dryer to fold towels, but to my surprise, they were all damp. I checked the vent. It was clear. Hmm… I turned off the breaker, but still no heat. Annoyed towels would remain damp overnight, so I did what every diligent homeowner does: I went to bed. The next day, when the repairman suggested we try the breaker, I said, ”Yeah, I tried that last night, too.”
Driving away from the airport, my heart broke. Just a few miles down the highway, I had to pull over because I could no longer see through my tears. I glanced at the back seat at the three empty car seats. “God, you have asked too much.” My oldest daughter and her husband answered God’s call to move their family to a third-world country and serve as medical missionaries—permanently. Their children were four, two, and six months old.
Sometimes we struggle to understand how ancient Scriptures could possibly be relevant to our modern lives. Not so, with the 10th Commandment. Social media’s ability to give us a daily look into the lives of our neighbors means that coveting is a sin that has taken a firm grip on many of us, even our children.
We all pray for God to move in miraculous ways—but what happens when the answer we hoped for never comes? Today, Amy Eaton invites us into her own journey of faith through loss, uncertainty, and the quiet wrestle of trust. With vulnerability and wisdom, she shares the practices that have helped her cling to God’s goodness even when her prayers weren’t answered the way she longed for. If you’re walking through a heavy season, her words will offer both comfort and courage.
My childhood dream was to be a wife and mother. I didn’t expect to still find myself working in a daycare two years after college, my dreams unfulfilled. I’ve watched many of my peers move forward to new seasons of life, while my restless heart wonders what to do next, where to go next, and anxiously asks why my dreams aren’t my reality. I’d thought I’d be a stay-at-home mom with three children by now, but instead I’m working to care for other people’s children and wrestling with how to hold joy and longing in the same breath.