This season can be so hard for many people. Instead of the presence of more joy, people may feel in greater magnitude the absence of someone they love, happiness and peace. Loneliness is highlighted by the large amount of family time and vacation and hearts can feel so broken and left out. The post When You Feel The Void At Christmas appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

Sometimes on days like today, I allow myself to sit and wonder. Tracing my thoughts to what feels like a little string attaching to my heart and heaven. On earth, it’s the day of your birth, the day your precious mother went through the hard labor to get one of the most incredible gifts, in my opinion, the world would ... Read More The post What Are Birthdays In Heaven Like? appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

Eternity swept into that hospital hallway, in the midst of my anguish and sorrow. Could this be real? Is this a bad dream? There is no way the love of my life and the father of my babies heart could just stop. God, how is this even possible? Why Patrick? He was making such a difference. He was a godly ... Read More The post God is Present in Our Greatest Absence appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

It’s crazier and messier than it appears. There are five hurting children who need to be loved, trained, nurtured and disciplined. Five children that need to laugh, play, sing, dance, make messes, go to therapy and counseling, eat constantly, be held and reminded that they are dearly loved and that God has a special plan for their life. I’m finding ... Read More The post It’s Way Messier Than It Appears appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

Dear Parkland Families, Our hearts are aching and crying in disbelief over the immense tragedy that has happened this week. It’s not just a news story, it’s your story. It’s your precious loved one who was robbed of their future. It was your dear son or daughter who you have loved, cared for and protected from the very beginning. I ... Read More The post Dear Parkland Families appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

We have all had those days when everything feels like it’s going wrong. Relationships that were once solid now seem fragile, finances feel extra tight, schedules become overwhelming and it seems like our world is starting to fall in on us. We start to focus more on how difficult our life has become and the weariness we are feeling with ... Read More The post When You Can’t Change Your Circumstances appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

Hey sweet friends, today I am so honored to have one of my friends guest blog for me based off of a chapter in her new book that just launched today. It’s called, Chasing the Roar. It’s a wonderful and encouraging book with practical application. So proud of her and her obedience to Christ as she shares her heart with all of ... Read More The post Chasing The Roar appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

Sometimes in life we experience brokenness that impacts us so greatly we feel as if we are finished. The life we once dreamed about is gone and now our life is never going to come close to all we desired. It may be a result of a physical struggle, an emotional battle or a change in your life that you ... Read More The post God’s Not Done With You Yet appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

It’s been two years today since my world changed forever and I heard the words “we are so sorry, Patrick died.” It felt like a bad dream standing there as a happily married woman being told that the love of your life suddenly dropped dead at work leaving you a widow with three now fatherless babies. I had just kissed ... Read More The post He Never Let Me Down appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more

The road between sorrow and joy is well worn in our home. The vehicle of our hearts go back and forth on that well traveled plain full of bumps, valleys, beauty and streams in the desert. Enjoying what’s here but remembering what had to be missing to bring us here. There is a hole that is always missing, a place ... Read More The post The Road Between Joy and Sorrow appeared first on Brittany Price Brooker ..read more