Have you ever looked at something before you and thought it way too scary to face – that fight or flight kicked in and there was no way you were sticking around? How do we trust God in the hard times, the times where things literally seem like they will drown us? When I was…
Where is God in grief and when we face tragedy and loss? How can God allow such awful things to happen and such good people to die? These are questions I have wrestled with for years. Nothing can prepare our hearts for the grief that follows tragic loss. In fact, now, twelve years after experiencing…
Today I’m going to get real and raw about a time in my life where I was overcome with PTSD and anxiety. I asked over and over where God was in the midst of that time and it wasn’t until now, years later that I have gleaned some insight and wisdom as to how God…
Have you ever been crippled by the fear and anxiety of losing loved ones?I’ve lost several loves ones over the course of my life. Some losses were harder than others, many filled with trauma or tragedy. Because of this, my family developed a sort of system to cope. No matter how you were feeling, you…
Have you ever been in a place where everything in your life seems good and yet you’re struggling?And because you feel like you shouldn’t be struggling, guilt creeps in and you might try and cover it up or hide it away.Why is it that we struggle when circumstances are good? And how do we find…
Coping with grief is a unique process for each and every one of us. I hope that you can find encouragement in these lessons.Ten years ago, this month was one of the hardest I’d been through. I lost several people I loved in just a short amount of time. Looking back, I can see that…
From pretty early on, I’ve learned to stuff down my painful memories. I didn’t have the resources or the understanding to work through them on my own and so naturally, I did all I could to forget them.And well into my teenage years, these memories stayed as far down as I could get them. Occasionally…
Trusting God is good when life is spiraling out of control is tough. I’ve struggled most in my faith when I’ve seen good people suffer and bad people prosper.Where is God in times of suffering? Why does God let bad things happen to good people? Everybody faces these questions at some point in their faith….
Are you looking for healing and hope?Have you been struggling with something for so long, you’re ready to give up on ever finding freedom?I’ve found myself in that place more than I’d like to admit. I’ve been tangled in the lies of sin and shame. And I’ve been caught up in the darkness, unable to find my…
Do you ever struggle to be thankful in the middle of your pain?Satan really loves to grab a hold of our lives in times where we are trying to be thankful.For so many years, Thanksgiving seemed to become one of the worst weekends of my year. Everything would collide or come apart on the day…
