When your heart is breaking, what does it look like to notice God’s goodness? Can gratitude grow in the soil of deep grief? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, I’m talking with Allison Brost—who lost a child—about how grief and...
Where do you go with your desperate prayers? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, we’re picking back up with part 2 of my conversation with Rachel Wojo about Hannah’s story. Her situation is complex. Her heart is aching. She’s misjudged and...
Are you feeling desperate or even angry or hopeless over your situation? In this episode of the Live Like It’s True podcast, I’m joined by Rachel Wojo, who shares about the deep sorrow of losing her daughter—and the desperate prayers that followed. Together, we look...
Often, when Heidi’s kids are headed out on a date or to a class, she’ll say, “Make sure you please God tonight.” The concept of “Pleasing God No Matter What” is something Heidi has tried to emphasize since her kids were little....
By: Heidi Vriesman The first time I walked into our current house, I almost cried. It wasn’t the house I was dreaming of at all. It had flowered wallpaper boarders and ugly countertops. The bedroom that would work best for the boys had had pink carpet and flowers on...
Our first house was in a neighborhood that had no stop signs. Weird, I know. It was a grid of intersecting side streets, and our little house–situated on a corner lot–looked out upon one of the many intersections.There was an unwritten rule in the...