Tag: Freedom in Suffering
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Suffering led me to my Victor!
I am a girl who takes chances. I am the one that doesn’t become self-consumed with her dreams that she forgets her first love. My first love is my greatest and only dream. If I wasn’t willing to take the greatest risk of giving up all I thought my dreams should be, I would miss…
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There is a Time to Mourn…
I wouldn’t say that it comes naturally to look at, hold close or cherish grief and loss. But around 8 years ago I had some people in my life that were less than supportive after my mom passed. I remember being chewed out for not showing enough joy. I remember having more work put on…
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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…