by Beth Vice | Jul 11, 2025 | Crisis, Depression, Divorce Recovery, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Grief, Growth, Hope, Integrity, Jealousy, Jesus, Love, Suicide, Waiting
I’m currently reading The Keeper by Charles Martin. Bones, one of the main characters, was sexually and physically abused as a child by priests who had been entrusted with his care. After years of imprisonment in a dark labyrinth of crypts carved beneath the church,... 
by Beth Vice | May 25, 2024 | Fathers, Fear, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Parenting
One of my favorite Dad stories began when my friend Katy and I made some chocolate pudding, and in devouring a bowlful, got it all over our faces. So we proceeded to paint mustaches and beards on our faces. When we noticed the similarity to blood, we decided to mix up... 
by Beth Vice | Jan 11, 2024 | Acceptance, Crisis, Faith, Fear, Growth, Hope, Understanding the Bible
These are the darkest months of the year and many are floundering emotionally. Including me. I already struggle with seasonal darkness and occasional depression, but right now I’m going through what many believers call a dark night of the soul. We’ve been praying more... 
by Beth Vice | Nov 8, 2023 | Crisis, Fear, Hope, Prayer, Sickness
Not long ago, a group of us were talking about how difficult it is to wait—especially in traffic. It’s annoying when some guy in front of you goes 20 mph under the speed limit, and there’s no passing lane for miles! But I learned a fun trick from my sister. Instead of... 
by Beth Vice | Oct 27, 2023 | Crisis, Death, Faith, Fear, Hope, Jesus, Suicide
I had planned to post a different article today for my Hope Series, but right now, I just need to talk. This morning I learned that searchers found the body of our twenty-one-year-old friend, who’s been missing for three weeks, floating in the Bay. We’ve... by Beth Vice | Sep 26, 2023 | Faith, Fear, Hope, Parenting
Years ago, my friends fostered two little girls, two and four. They lavished them with love, clothes, plenty of food, books and toys galore. The girls had everything they could possibly need or want. Yet, they continually stashed food in their pockets, backpacks,...