Through His Strength, For His Glory
I have been squashing my joy, toning down my happy, and stuffing my hope deep down where no one (including me) could find it. I got stuck in a muck pile of shame. My thoughts were not about good things, they were about how I needed to be ashamed of who I am and what I have done wrong. Somewhere… Read More
Tidbits of Truth When I left my job in December of 2018, the goal was to work toward the dreams God had given me. Scrambling around this week for ways to replace the income that I lost in December, it occurred to me that I had not made very much progress toward those goals. I’ve done some incredible stuff, like… Read More
Today I have been discouraged. I have felt hurt, sad, and afraid. Which makes me even more grateful that while the way we feel is real, it isn’t always truth. In fact, most of the time, our feelings lie to us. They tell us we are unwanted, unneeded, unheard, and unseen. They tell us that others don’t like us, that… Read More
Last November found me in deep canyon of depression. I had been there for quite some time and exhausted from the sheer weight of darkness pressing in on me, not to mention the numerous ways and times I had tried to pull myself out of that abyss. I chose to follow The Loved Bible Project in their monthly devotional because… Read More
One look at the gorgeous Calico kitten and I was in love. We didn’t need another animal, but I just could not get this kitten off my mind. Eventually the cuteness factor won’t us over and we added Callie to our home. Yes, I understand her name shows no creativity but she really is a Callie all the way. At… Read More