Rebecca Collins

There is something about the last few days of a month that sits differently. That particular mixture of gratitude and grief that shows up when you are looking at the calendar and … Read more

My daughter ran to me once after breaking something she knew she was not supposed to touch. She did not come with an explanation. She did not come with a plan to … Read more

You are not lazy. That is the thing I want to say first. The person reading an article about stagnation and delay is almost never the person who has been sitting still … Read more

We have been taught to pray for one thing at a time. Pray for healing when the body is sick. Pray for peace when the mind is restless. Pray for protection when … Read more

There is a particular helplessness that comes when someone you love is going through something you cannot fix. You want to do something. You want to say the right thing. You want … Read more

I almost did not notice it the third time it happened. That is how recurring patterns work. By the third or fourth cycle they have become familiar enough that your brain registers … Read more

Not every obstacle looks like a wall. Some of them look like a person who keeps saying no. Some of them look like a bank balance that will not move past a … Read more

You might have felt it before. That heavy, thick feeling when you walk through your own front door. Like something is off but you cannot put your finger on what. The arguments … Read more

A house is just walls and furniture until God’s presence fills it. I have walked into homes that felt heavy the moment I stepped through the door. Not because anything was visibly … Read more

Marriage was never designed to run on willpower alone. The most important thing a husband and wife can do for their relationship is not communicate better, argue less, or go on more … Read more