The Dangerous Prayer I'm Learning to Pray

Lately, I’ve been asking God for something that makes me sweat. Each time I say it, it’s like I’m dangling not only me but also my kids out over a precipice—on the edge of disaster.

Faith, MotherhoodSarah WestfallJuly 8, 2019faith, prayer, trusting God, letting go Comments

I Hate Camping. But I Love My Dad.

Our trips not only colored my childhood with magic and memories, but also made me secure in my father’s love. I may not having loved camping—but I was better for it.

FamilySarah WestfallJune 13, 2019Father's Day, vacation, intentional parentingComment

Closet Confessions of a Forgotten Mom

My knees hit the floor with a thud, and my face planted in my hands as tears filled my palms. Kneeling next to our dirty laundry, I cried out, “God, why am I always the afterthought?

Clearing the Space: Summer, Schedules, and Embracing Simplicity

While summer has its challenges, it also is ripe with possibility, with potential sacred moments and evolving memories. Let’s not miss it…

Having Been Given the Option…

As a mother who was given her options, I know how pain can wreck a person. Life feels incredibly unfair and impossible sometimes.

The Gift of Weakness

While we could see the never-ending struggle as a burden, I want to see it as a gift. A beautiful package that reveals my need for a Savior and keeps me leaning into Him.

Faith, Seeing GodSarah WestfallMay 1, 2019weakness, spiritual growth, faithComment

Pennies in My Pocket: My Battle with Anxiety

I can still feel the pull, the desire to slip back inside my melancholy and stay there. But then I remember the pennies. I feel their presence…

In the Blank Space

Are we searching and seeking, crying out to God like helpless children, when all along the answers could be found in just a few moments with Him?

Faith, Seeing GodSarah WestfallApril 3, 2019prayer, finding God, Christianity, Christian faith, GodComment

Not the Prodigal: Why Good is Never Good Enough

It was as if I’d been stripped naked, and there she was, holding a spotlight and pointing out all the things I hated most about myself. “You think you’re better!”

Faith, GraceSarah WestfallMarch 26, 2019faith, pride, seeing God, growthComment

How to Talk to God Like a Human

Our humanity doesn’t surprise God. And robotic prayers only hold Him at a distance. So why not talk with Him as we are?

In-BetweenSarah WestfallMarch 18, 2019prayer, parenting, knowing God, finding God Comments

On Being the New Girl

I thought we were doing a good job settling into our new community—until one Friday when I found myself very alone.

BeautifulSarah WestfallMarch 11, 2019friendship, women, church, communityComment

Four Simple Ways to See God More

When I transition my heart and mind into actively looking for Him, signs of His presence start popping up. I begin to see little glimpses of His goodness and His graces hiding in people and places that have been there all along.

In-BetweenSarah WestfallMarch 5, 2019seeing God, El Roi, spiritual habits, finding God Comments

The Question of Pain

No one has ever asked me directly. But over the last eight years since my son died, I have often contemplated whether I—if given the opportunity—would erase the pain.

BrokenSarah WestfallFebruary 25, 2019child loss, suffering, abundance, grief, grace, painComment

3 Reasons Why I Love the Enneagram

I’d heard of this Enneagram thing through a few friends, but all the talk about numbers seemed more like advanced math than a source of personal development. And if you know anything about me, I don’t do the numbers.

El Roi: The God Who Sees Me

What if I’m wrong? What if God’s not real? Have I believed since I was three only because I didn’t know anything else?

In-BetweenSarah WestfallFebruary 11, 2019seeing God, El Roi, finding God, doubts, faith Comments

A Sacrament of Water and Lavender

For six weeks, I carried our son Carter in my belly, knowing that his days were numbered.

Beautiful, BrokenSarah WestfallFebruary 2, 2019grace, grief, joy, child loss, carterComment

This is Not My Story

Grace doesn’t always come in pretty packages. Sometimes, it comes as a gift of brokenness.

BrokenSarah WestfallFebruary 1, 2019grief, grace, child loss, faith, abundance, carter Comments

Welcome, Friend.

I hope it’s not too soon to call you “friend.” I’m just so stinking excited that you’re here.

Faith, AboutSarah WestfallJanuary 28, 2019 Comments

At the Table

I will never lose what I learned at the table: To gather regularly. To invite people with varying opinions and stories and perspectives into my life and into my home.

BeautifulSarah WestfallJanuary 23, 2019community, church, friendshipComment

When You Push the Reset Button... Again.

I often feel divided between the me I have to be today and the me I envision for the future—and I get jealous of future me.

In-BetweenSarah WestfallJanuary 17, 2019motherhood, family, parenting, goals, waitingComment

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