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Four Things the Dress Teaches Us About Faith

Mar 10, 2015 | Healing Journey | 13 comments

If you’re on social media at all you’ve no doubt heard of #thedress. Did you see it? Let me rephrase that. What did you see? That’s the question. I saw white & gold, almost exclusively. My husband saw black & blue, exclusively. That seemed to be...

What We Can Learn About Grief From A Common Cold

Oct 31, 2014 | Emotional Health, Healing Journey | 1 comment

I woke up energized. Ready to write or vlog or tackle a new project. It didn’t take long for that to change as those little tickles and twinges of a cold started to form. Ironically, while watching an herbal webinar on dealing with colds, flu symptoms and...

To See the Goodness of God, Even When Death Comes to Your Home

Oct 29, 2014 | Healing Journey | 27 comments

God’s goodness is something I need to intentionally notice. It is something I need frequent reminders of. When I intentionally notice His present goodness, it speaks life into my heart and soul. Friends, let’s remember this together. God’s goodness is...

A Dream of Awakening {A Poem}

Oct 27, 2014 | Healing Journey | 0 comments

Dawn is breaking My soul awaking Foggy eyes flutter open Clouds hang close I wipe I rub but still the veil The hand upon my back urges me toward… for what I’m not yet sure My feet move ahead A timid heart shakes with dread Noises around People abound What...

Reminders of God’s Goodness

Oct 26, 2014 | Healing Journey | 9 comments

The other day I began a long day of travel reminded of God’s glory through a bit of rainbow. On the freeway, I reached a sudden stop in traffic. The car behind me swerved back and forth repeatedly. Amazingly, he didn’t hit me. Despite all the swerving and...

Seriously God? When God Asks You To Endure Hard Things

Oct 22, 2014 | Healing Journey | 14 comments

“Seriously God? You want me to…?” Oh the times I have said this. The Early Pregnancies Here I was, living life the best way I could. Trying so hard to be a good girl; trying to resist those who wanted me to do the bad things. Then, with buckled knees...

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When Trying Harder Isn't Helping & You're Tired of Hurting

No matter how hard you try to do the "right" and "good" things, especially as a Christian, sometimes the hard things never end.

It's frustrating and depleting.

You may wonder how to make it through. And why isn't God doing the things you thought he'd do?

Perhaps you're in a season of transition.

You realize you're not the person you thought you'd be. You're not experiencing the "abundant" life you thought you should have by now.

You may look back at your life and wonder, "How did it get this way?" "What happened?" "Why haven't I been able to do (or not do) the things I want to do? Or act the way I want to act with other people?"

You may be feeling exhausted, confused, hurt, and disappointed.

But dealing with all those messy thoughts & feelings seems like too much.

What can you do? Could it ever be different?

It can.

After years of over-serving, people-pleasing, and trying to be a "good" Christian, I bottomed out. In deep pain & utter exhaustion I cried out to God asking for healing, not just for the recent trauma & extreme stress I'd endured, but for the years of fears that held me back from being who I sensed I was designed to be.

It was a scary prayer, so I asked God for courage to face the steps of growth that would be difficult.

Since then, I've experienced a tremendous amount of healing & pursued a lifelong journey of growth.

Today, I feel more fully alive as the person God designed me to be. The journey that began with a prayer in 2013 continues today

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