Prevailing Purpose

The holiday season often comes with joyful life events, family milestones, marriage proposals, and pregnancy announcements. While it can be a fun time of year for many, it can be incredibly painful for… Read more: Practical Help for Announcing Your Pregnancy to Someone Experiencing Infertility or Pregnancy Loss

One of the topics that I most frequently cover in counseling is infertility. Although every experience with infertility is unique, there are often commonalities among the women that I counsel. The most common… Read more: When You Can’t “Be Fruitful and Multiply”

In my work as a biblical counselor, a large portion of my time is dedicated to walking with people through seasons of suffering. As part of this work I am constantly listening to… Read more: Soul Care for the Caregiver

Lately I have been reflecting on those who have influenced me most in my spiritual walk. Pastors, ministers, professors, and mentors come to mind. Faithful men and women who have loved and taught… Read more: Lessons from my Counselees

This activity guide was born out of a desire to disciple my kids well this summer. I knew that if I didn’t have an outline for what scripture I wanted to teach them… Read more: Fruit of the Spirit Kids Activity Guide

This Mother’s Day I have been reflecting on how the Lord chose to put our family together. It doesn’t begin the way you might expect, with a conversation between a husband and wife… Read more: Our Family Story So Far

If you have never personally experienced infertility, it can sometimes be difficult to know what to say when a friend shares that they are walking that lonely and heartbreaking road. You probably know… Read more: What to Say to Someone Experiencing Infertility

It’s February, a dreary month that is livened up with the pink hearts and sappy love letters of Valentine’s Day. As we move through the years our outlook on the day and how… Read more: When Valentine’s Day Disappoints

I want to start this year by being very honest with you. From Fall 2023 until Fall 2024 was a hard year for me. Of course, wonderful things happened during that year, including… Read more: Running Out of Rope

Seven months have passed since my initial bedtime reflection. In that time our boys have grown and their bedtime routines have shifted. But it wasn’t until my husband had an evening work meeting… Read more: In Reflection of Bedtime: The Presence of the Father

Have you ever had someone confide in you about a difficult experience and you weren’t sure how to respond? You are certainly not alone. Thankfully, scripture offers us guidelines for how to love… Read more: 3 Ways to Love Others Well

Whether you are new to counseling or meeting with a counselor regularly, appointments can sometimes sneak up on you. To make the most of your upcoming appointment, consider preparing by doing these five… Read more: How to Prepare for Your Next Counseling Session

Something that has been on my mind this December is the way in which Christ came to earth. He could have very well appeared one day as a thirty year old man with… Read more: Reflecting on the Newborn King

Every year at Thanksgiving, my grandmother led us in a tradition involving everyone’s favorite candy: candy corn. On every plate sat three of the divisive candies and before the meal each member of… Read more: Pride Comes before the Turkey

Written by Guest Blogger: Josie Bromby Teen counseling is a difficult subject. It comes with strong emotions for both parents and children. The teen has gotten to a point where their thoughts and… Read more: Counseling Teenagers: the Parents’ Perspective

This tracking sheet is intended for data collection to aid the counseling process. The sheet should be completed each time that you experience anxiety. Once you have collected your data, bring your sheet… Read more: Anxiety Tracking Sheet

Recently I have been making my way through JI Packer’s book Knowing God for a second time, and his highly referenced chapter on the adoption of the believer made me stop in my… Read more: How Much More: Adoption, Parenthood, and the Father’s Love

Like everyone, I sometimes struggle with work, especially my unpaid work. In my vocational work, it is easy to see the progress made. Spreadsheets are filled, tasks are crossed off a list, projects… Read more: From Chaos to Order: Imaging God in Work

For the last few weeks of the summer my husband has led our Sunday School class through a study of the book of Jonah. Due to it’s slightly comical account of Jonah being… Read more: Honest Anger

When I consider this question, a hundred things come to mind at once. I could read, organize, exercise, cook, play with my kids, eat better, sleep…the list goes on and on. As a… Read more: Beholding Christ

We are less than two months away from the 2024 election and it is no great surprise that discussion surrounding it is saturating much of our lives. As a follower of Christ, my… Read more: Loving One Another During an Election

I was able to adapt these cards as a tool for parents praying for their kids, but they can be utilized when praying for any loved one! I hope that they are a… Read more: Prayer Cards

Since our second son was born a portion of my evening has naturally been dedicated to his bedtime routine. His routine is much more quiet and calm than our five year old’s, which… Read more: In Reflection of Bedtime

Both in and out of the counseling room, it is easy to feel results-oriented. No matter how hard we try, never seem to be moving forward in the sanctification process as we would… Read more: When Sanctification is Slow

Each day there seems to be a new controversy online and May was no exception. However, three occurred this month that are relevant to me. I will not be commenting on each controversy,… Read more: Responding in a World of Outrage

We are halfway through what always seems to be the busiest month of the year! Between celebrations and vacations, the calendar always seems to be full and to be frank with you, because… Read more: The Destruction of Comparison and Jealousy

As I considered if and what I should write about Mother’s Day, I began by considering my own journey into motherhood. It is an unconventional story that includes foster care, adoption, infertility, and… Read more: When Mother’s Day is Weird

I’ll be honest from the start, foster care was not something that we thought that we would enter into. When we started the adoption process in November of 2021, my husband and I… Read more: National Foster Care Month

Lately a frequent topic of my recent conversations has included fear of man. Either because many around me happen to be wrestling with it or, much more likely, I needed to be convicted… Read more: Fear of Man: What Does Scripture Say?

I recently heard the children’s fable The Scorpion and the Frog referenced and I had to refresh my memory of the tale. Since I read it through and considered its moral, it has… Read more: The Scorpion & The Frog: A Fable of Human Nature

In just a few days we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Pastel colors, Easter lilies, egg hunts, and joyful worship services are often part of the celebrations that we look forward to… Read more: Observing Good Friday

It’s no secret that complaining and social media often go hand in hand. Across all platforms you can find angry posts about inconveniences like poor restaurant service and “open letters” to reckless drivers,… Read more: Consumption of Complaints

Spring is here! With the change of every season I become convinced that it is my favorite, but this year I find myself feeling slightly different about the new season. Rather than being… Read more: New Seasons, New Anxieties

Welcome to a new series on the psalms! In this series of blog posts I will be reading through the book of Psalms and writing a brief reflection. I will not have a… Read more: Songs of Wisdom: Psalm 1

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in… Read more: Sorrow is Better than Laughter

Work is a good gift from God, mandated before the Fall of Man and intended for our benefit and for his glory. But, as with all things, it has been corrupted and idolized.… Read more: Planning Your Sabbath

Recently I have spent time listening to hymns and one that came across my path and, admittedly, I was tempted to skip, is Martin Luther’s well-known A Mighty Fortress is Our God. My… Read more: A Mighty Fortress: Hope from Psalm 46

In the last few years I have found a rhythm for reading scripture that allowed me to move through the Bible in one year. But after the adoption and birth of our two… Read more: Rhythms for the New Year

When my husband and I got married we knew that we wanted to start our family right away, but we also knew that there was a possibility that we would not be able… Read more: Responding to Infertility

Wisdom From Psalm 42 & 43 With help from Christmas cards, social media, and movies, it is easy to begin to feel that everyone but us is having a picture perfect holiday season.… Read more: Handling Holiday Hurt

If I’m honest with you, rest is not an area where I thrive. Do I love a good night’s sleep? You bet.  A long vacation? Absolutely. But do I always partake in true,… Read more: Resting Well

When we were in the process of adopting our oldest son, there was a period of time where his case became very complex. Every few days new information seemed to come to light,… Read more: Restored in Gentleness

“So what do you do?” This is a simple question we are all asked, but one that isn’t always easy for me to answer. The short, truthful one is that I am a… Read more: What is Biblical Counseling?

Welcome! I’m glad you’re here and so thankful that you have taken the time to visit Prevailing Purpose. The name comes from Proverbs 19:21, and my hope is to encourage you with the… Read more: Welcome to Prevailing Purpose!