“Discovering courage is not a straight path. It is one where I have to discover myself over and over again…
Dear Tired Mom
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt suits exactly what I wanted to write about anyways, “Mom.” Here is my 5 minutes of writing with little to no edits (so hard, by the way). First, I want to say I know Mother’s Day is a tough day for many people for so many reasons. I want […]
Day 7 :: Ruth {Hope for the Depressed}
For the majority of my adult life, I have struggled with depression. I’ve gone to counseling, been on medications, switched medications, and generally sought healing as best as I have known how. But there are days and weeks when nothing seems to be working. I’ve been stuck in several of those days in a row […]
How I am rising above shame (and the win...
The past week was full. Full of tears, grief, sorrow, and pain. Full of joy, laughter, hope, and excitement. Full of new people, new friends. Abundant. Overflowing. At times I was overwhelmed, felt behind, wanted to crawl in a hole to sleep, because it was almost too much for this girl who gets over-stimulated. And […]
Leah: A Ragamuffin
Day 14 of 31 Days of Connecting The other night Tim and I watched “Ragamuffin,” a movie about the life of the musician Rich Mullins. As Tim and I watched Rich meet with Brennan Manning and as Brennan Manning taught Rich about God’s love for the first time I was brought back to my seat […]
I Will Not Tell A Lie
Day 13 of 31 Days of Connecting Today I had a choice: Be honest. Be truthful. Or hide. Say what was hurting me. Or put on a mask. Encourage my kids to speak out. Or tell them to be silent. Over and over again this past week I have been encouraged by those who have […]
“Praying Our Goodbyes” – Words of Wisdom
Day 9 of 31 Days of Connecting Thank you all for your encouraging words concerning my recent posts. It’s healing for me to finally write about it – I’m overjoyed that God is using it to heal you as well. When I began to grieve, I realized quickly that I needed help. Because I had shoved […]
For the first time, I acknowledged my lo...
Day 8 of 31 Days of Connecting My journey of 31 days is taking a little turn. Over the next days – as many as it takes – I want to share my recent story with you. It started here, yesterday. Please start there. I pray that hearing my story of connecting – of REconnecting – […]
Let Them Tell You (Or Rather, Start List...
Every Friday, Kate Motaung and writers across the web join Five Minute Friday for five minutes of writing on the word of her choice. There are no major edits, no second guesses, just five minutes to write. I join to grow as a writer. Here is this week’s Five Minute Friday. This week’s prompt: Tell. Has anyone […]