The first time I had an anxiety attack, I was 16 years old and just weeks away from starting my junior year. My grandpa was visiting with us from Chicago and we were making plans to go bowling with him that day. I was so excited! Partly because I just returned from a two-month trip with…
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I remember the first time I danced for Jesus. My 6-month-old son was sleeping in his crib and I was using that opportunity to catch up on a pile of dirty dishes. The Bluetooth speaker was on a worship playlist, and I felt this peace resonate in my soul, humming along. Then the song “In…
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Exhausted and miffed, I slammed the computer shut. I rubbed my temple as a tension headache began to form. Five. Thousand. Dollars. Five thousand! That was the cost of the treatment procedure to fix my son’s cavities and tooth decay. The pediatric dentist had said it was a little less than that, but not to…
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I’ve been on a When Calls the Heart mood lately, and I so love this from a recent episode I had watched: “Bad things happen if good people do nothing.” I’ve heard it said that sometimes the worst thing that a person can do is nothing at all. I have seen others gossip and speak…
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“You are a terrible mother.” It’s one thing to have someone voice this hurtful opinion straight to my face (and thankfully no one has), it’s another when I tell my own self this. It was two weeks after the pain in my back had started, sending me to my chiropractor, with questions and tears. The…
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I grew up all my life being the most insecure person that I know. Insecure about my body (this came after marriage and gaining more than I anticipated), insecure about my traits and skills (I am not the most outgoing of-persons and would often fight tooth-and-nail to meet new people or be in the spotlight),…
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