by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 18, 2021 | Marriage
My husband and I sweated in the sun of an early southern summer morning. The dirt and dust of our belongings darkened our fingernails. It was garage sale day—cleaning out the old house to move into a new one. Around the tables of knick-knacks and useless electronics...
by Sabrina McDonald | Mar 16, 2023 | Spiritual Growth, Stepfamily, Widowhood and Grief
While driving one day, I was stopped at a busy intersection, and I looked up to see a beautiful vibrant rainbow arching across the sky. Awed by the sight, I scanned the other drivers to see if they shared my appreciation, but none saw it—not a single one. I wanted to...
by Sabrina McDonald | Feb 26, 2021 | Widowhood and Grief
How many times in my Christian life have I heard that Jesus rose from the grave? How many times did I hear that I would be resurrected from death? These were facts that I knew, but until I walked through the valley of the shadow of death, the knowledge was only in my...
by Sabrina McDonald | Nov 15, 2020 | Marriage
I sat with Mandy as she piled her things into a suitcase. I did everything I could to convince her to give her marriage another chance. Her husband was difficult, this was true, but he wasn’t hopeless. He was willing to admit his problems, get counseling, and work...
by Sabrina McDonald | Sep 24, 2020 | Marriage
The French writer Colette captured these passionate conflicting thoughts of a new bride: “The day after that wedding night I found that a distance of a thousand miles, abyss and discovery and irremediable metamorphosis, separated me from the day before.” She captures...
