by Hailey Nichols | Mar 16, 2026 | Healing Our Hurts
“We’re going to need to schedule you for a biopsy.” The words caught me by surprise. I immediately stopped scrolling through my phone and froze at the thought, “What will happen to my children if I die?” Finding suspicious tissue during a mammogram was not a new...
by Hailey Nichols | Feb 25, 2026 | Healing Our Hurts
I was born in search of my identity. I came into this world lost- not only spiritually, but in my very humanity. The search began as I created mud pies in the yard and twirled in a flowy pink dress in the living room. As I grew older, I looked high and low, in dark...
by Hailey Nichols | Feb 15, 2026 | Growing in God
Have you ever walked by freshly poured cement and felt the urge to make your handprint like the stars do in Hollywood? Have you ever wondered what the squishy gooey substance might feel like before it hardens into unmalleable stone? I have to admit, there is a part of...
by Hailey Nichols | Jan 26, 2026 | Hearing God
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning Give me oil in my lamp, I pray Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning Keep me burning ‘til the break of day I sang this song countless times growing up. As a child, I sang along not understanding the full meaning of the words....
by Hailey Nichols | Jan 15, 2026 | Growing in God
During the month of December, I typically take time to read over my journal from the previous year, reflect on what God has done in my life, and look forward to what He might have to say about the new year. The only difference this past December is that much of my...
