Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.Eph 6:13 Truth, peace, righteousness, faith, and the Spirit - that I may withstand the evil day, and open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel. These …
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I am a healer. This is something I know to be true, but there is still so much to learn. Healing and Freedom have been the two siren calls of my life, yet I look back and see so much pain and control. I guess this is simply how it goes. The very things we …
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I sat on the far side of the room looking at the two people I loved most in the world, him in the chair to my left, her on the couch to my right. The pain and sorrow was palpable in the room. I was 25 — a free loving hippie, flower child who sang …
How far we’ve come. Looking behind reminds us of that - like the altars built to remember the pain and death and sacrifice. We keep the altars to remind us of the words - we will live and not die. It’s not enough to simply not die. It’s not enough to just keep our heads …
Becoming whole after years - or a lifetime - of pain and sorrow always takes longer than we wish it did. Sitting with the emptiness of change is hard, and the instinct is to fill up the void of what once was with something new. But here I am, sitting in the stillness of this …
Sometimes it’s hard to see that you are in crisis by the time you get there. That’s where I was 6 weeks ago. Crisis. When we reach this spot, we have almost certainly developed extensive numbing/coping mechanisms to survive the situation. So not only do you have to work your way out of the crisis …
I didn’t wake up with gratitude this morning. I forgot. So I’ll think on it now. (I woke up thinking about getting the kids to school.) Thankful that I am healthy enough to work out hard and not break myself.Thankful for family that can watch my kids so we can go out of town.I’m thankful …
I’ve been thinking a lot about music lately. This blog used to be named guitarsallie because I always had a guitar in my hand, sitting on the back porch in the sunshine, singing my heart out. It got me through the toddler years, early marriage years, my angsty twenties and through the roller coaster of …
When I say the word surrender, what comes to mind? Someone throwing their hands up when they’re caught or threatened? Someone surrendering when they are being over powered - like in a wrestling match, or when they know they’ve been beaten at chess? Or maybe someone surrendering their life to death after a battle with …
This Month I am going to choose and feature a story of Overcoming struggle, and give away a free portrait session to the person whose story I pick. You could be featured on my blog next month!! Send me your stories!! The world needs to hear it. You need to hear it. Ok, I'll admit …
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