Author: karanyoung
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Your Suffering Reveals…
You are allowed to wrestle with what you don’t understand. You are allowed to ask questions and to struggle. It won’t always be such a struggle. It is difficult to acknowledge this truth when you are in the thick of it and are exhausted; when every fiber of your being wants to run away. Stick…
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Rising from the Ashes
For year’s I tried to convince people of my value. Often, I would defend myself and react to rejection. Rumors, slander and lies nearly destroyed me because as much as I longed to be valued by those people, a part of me did not know my immeasurable value. I realize that abuse, manipulation, and betrayal…
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Not Alone
For those needing a reminder today: The King of Heaven, Jesus, has never left you. Often we can allow our feelings to dictate what we believe to be true. Yet, Truth never changes. If you are walking through some trying times, lonely seasons, heartaches, grief, trauma, illness, or anything that limits you, let this serve…
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A Friend Not a Foe
A song came on today that was played after a very difficult conversation with my kids. We had an unfair burden placed on us as parents to facilitate some impossible tasks. These tasks and expectations would have risked all we had built. We put calming music in the background as once again we had a…
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Good Changes!
I have some exciting new resources I am working on for those needing encouragement. If you are walking through a difficult season I am here to let you know that you are not alone. For those who don’t know me well, my name is Kara but recently my close friends and family call me Nicki.…