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When All You Can Do is Say, “Jesus”

Oct 28, 2013 | Healing Journey | 0 comments

This post is one of several written in the early years of healing after serving as foster parents. They were written while beginning to wrestle through beliefs that kept me from living fully alive. At this time, I felt a fight to survive as well as a desperate...

When A Song Reminds You – Don’t Give Up

Sep 28, 2013 | Healing Journey | 0 comments

Have you ever felt like the circumstances of life were weighing so heavily that it felt like literally, physically, you couldn’t even take another step? “Been there. Done that. Got the T-Shirt.” “Make that ten T-shirts” “Wait, make...

For Now, I Rest {The Beginning of My Healing Journey}

Jul 19, 2013 | Healing Journey | 0 comments

Sometimes you are tired. So, so, so tired. Sometimes tiredness comes from physical exhaustion when there’s not enough rest over a period of time. Sometimes it’s an emotional and mental exhaustion from dealing with life’s challenges and the hurt and...

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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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