“I wasn't there yet, I wasn't finding joy and gladness in my barrenness, but I believed I would. I believed He would… — Natalie Brenner Barrenness Copy Share Image
“Wholeness is birthed through vulnerability and sensitivity, which is often conceived in brokenness. Jesus taught me this.” — Natalie Brenner Birth Copy Share Image
“I wanted to forgive my mom and my dad so badly for the deep hurt they caused, the fear their broken marriage… — Natalie Brenner Broken family Copy Share Image
“...when I decided to be fully honest about whatever my heart undergoes, I found immense peace among the chaos of uncertainties. In… — Natalie Brenner God Copy Share Image
“...the sweetness of grace and freedom comes hand in hand with the uncomfortable, bitter-rawness of honest emotions and grief.” — Natalie Brenner Bittersweet Copy Share Image
“I craved to make my faith as real as possible, which meant being recklessly honest in His presence.” — Natalie Brenner Christian Copy Share Image
“Time and time again, I find I cannot skip the night to arrive to the morning. Joy comes in the morning, but… — Natalie Brenner Christianity Copy Share Image
“My parents are humans too. This has been one of my greatest awakenings in adulthood: my parents being regular people, too. They… — Natalie Brenner Brokenness Copy Share Image
“I began realizing it was okay to just sit with Him instead of always reading and journaling prayers or hustling off to… — Natalie Brenner Bible study Copy Share Image
“...hope is never wasted. Even if what I hoped for did not come to fruition as I had imagined, as I had… — Natalie Brenner Christian living Copy Share Image
“Too many men I know experience shame because society places pressure on them to withhold emotion: emotion and sensitivity is weak. I… — Natalie Brenner Emotion Copy Share Image
“I love them both as though I birthed them both, but also as though I adopted them both.” — Natalie Brenner Adopted Copy Share Image
“Jesus came emotional and raw, scandalously gracious. I want to be like Him.” — Natalie Brenner Christianity Copy Share Image
“We cannot experience free joy and happiness without experiencing the depths of pain.” — Natalie Brenner Freedom Copy Share Image
“In my gut-wrenching honesty and by acknowledging our big, big God, I found peace.” — Natalie Brenner Christianity Copy Share Image
“Loss of any sort should stir up emotion; if it doesn’t, it’s because we’ve trained ourselves to be numb. We’ve bought into… — Natalie Brenner Emotional Copy Share Image
“Fast forgiveness is a part of Christian culture I want to help change and transform. I ache for a journey of Jesus-like… — Natalie Brenner Christianity Copy Share Image
“Something significant in me snapped when I miscarried; that something hadnt unsnapped yet. It hadn't been put back together and I was… — Natalie Brenner Broken Copy Share Image
“I must acknowledge that though his adoption embodies graciousness, it is also a reminder this world is not as it should be.… — Natalie Brenner Adoptee Copy Share Image
