My social anxiety causes me to resist inviting people into my life. Into my home. Into my space. I have long feared what others may think of me, how I may be perceived as failing (because anxiety always causes a person to jump to the negative). But my neighbors are amazing at it. They invite […]
The Pain of Distant Past: Triggers of To...
I am seeing a new counselor and today we went over my history. I am 37 years old and things that once were a sharp, painful experience, now seem to be in the distant past. Friends who betrayed me in the second grade, a pain that cut my seven year old heart and even burned […]
What are your questions about faith and ...
I am going to start a new series answering YOUR questions about faith and mental illness. So, please, send me your questions!
One in the Crowd :: A devotional
The story of the bleeding woman in the gospels is one which I believe is repeated over and over again to the point that it feels like myth. A nice story about a woman who was bleeding for twelve continuous years and who was healed by Jesus simply because she touched the edge of his […]
How to Heal During Trauma Anniversaries
The other day I sent out a post on accident. I was trying to share it with my family and oops, it went to the world. But was locked. (It turns out I am not as technologically savvy as I thought. Oops) It is tempting in blogging and social media to bare all for the […]
13 Ways to get 13 Minutes to Yourself
Are you an introvert? Do you have children? Have you considered hiding from your kids just to get some alone time? We are 2/3 of the way through the summer and I am beginning to go a little crazy with all of the together time. My mom took the boys to the cabin last night […]
What if I believe I am loved?
Just as I have not blogged for a long time (except for that post on the immigrant children last week – wow, that kicked up some traffic!), I have not been part of the Five Minute Friday community for awhile. If you are an aspiring writer/blogger, I highly recommend joining. It takes away the pressure […]
Why You and I are Never Alone
I’m part of an incredible ministry called Women’s Walk with Christ and one of our core beliefs is that every woman can hear from the Holy Spirit about her needs and her situation. This is a rare teaching in my experience. So often we default to people. I need to go to a friend, a […]
What does it mean to love your neighbor ...
I am jumping back in with a Five Minute Friday post. Every week over at fiveminutefriday.com, writers from around the world write for 5 minutes straight with no edits and share what they have written. This week’s writing prompt is “neighbor.” The first question that pops into my head is: What does it mean to […]
I Need to Stop Trying
One of my favorite songs is Colbie Caillat’s Try. It is such a beautiful picture of the way we try so hard to be all things to all people – especially as we look at beauty. (more on beauty in a brief book review below) But I think it applies to all things in life. […]