"Years ago when my marriage fell apart most of my church abandoned me. I think I didn’t fit in the box anymore – my life was messy – and messy is uncomfortable. So I ended up finding myself really really alone." I read that in an...
I feel like shame is a bigger problem than most people realize. Shame is traditionally defined as, "a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior." Many of you are carrying around shame right now, shame over something you...
"For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins." Matthew 6:14-15 NIV That's intense. I turned 32 and real life hit me like a...
Many of you have read my story and you know, I have been knocked down. Way down. In fact, I think it's safe to say, I was knocked down several times in a row. Several of you have been in that place and I'm sure, several...
Shirt from Ella Reu Designs For years womanhood and weakness have gone hand in hand. Innocent smiles, quiet demeanor, never having a strong opinion, all of these things flow together with this image of this so-called "perfect woman" that seemed to be always taking care of...
It began as text messages mainly to my boyfriend, veiled threats demanding money from him or my reputation, as a public figure, would be destroyed. “It can either haunt her forever or not. You haven’t seen anything yet. Hell hath no fury.” Then, I started seeing flashes...
I am sitting at a beautiful wooden table in the dining room of a friend’s cottage, secluded in the trees, hidden by endless leaves, winding roads and silence. I can see the sun through the clear glass windows reflecting off the lake down the road...
The word "brave" has meant a lot to me over the last few years. Traditionally, the word is defined as "people who are ready to face or endure pain." I was not brave in that sense of the word, at least not in the beginning. However,...
We have all heard of living intentionally, having a purpose and purposing to do this or that. All of those things are true and good but what about being a family on purpose? Have you ever had a house full of children sitting completely silent because...
Flashing lights, loud music, smoke filling the room, drum beat beating through my chest, lost in a crowd of strangers, each of us staring straight ahead missing everything around us as we watch the show. I have a degree in Biblical Studies (pastoral ministry), back in the...
