Trusting through the Agony
Do you think people in Biblical times didn’t suffer depression? Do you believe those who faithfully love God never fall into … Read more…
Healthy Body, Mind, and Soul Habits
Healthy Body, Mind, and Soul Habits: Healthy Habits for Mental Health
Five Things You Should Be Doing Regularly to Maintain Your Mental Health
No matter what you do to stay healthy, you can’t guarantee you’ll never get sick. It’s the same for physical and … Read more…
Joy, Reality, and Living a Lie
Choosing Hell over Heaven I recently reread C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce. When a friend mentioned it, I didn’t remember reading … Read more…
Unhappy Dawn: Feelings vs. Truth
I was awake too early this morning. Spinning thoughts keeping me from returning to the sleep I longed for. Dawn didn’t … Read more…
Health, Wholeness, and Being a Nose Hair in the Body of Christ
While I’m a strong advocate for Christians struggling with depression, anxiety, or other mental illness to not dismiss medication as an … Read more…
From Suicide Watch to Sushi: An All-New Me in April 2017!
As my 44th birthday approached, I decided I’d do something different this year… Be intentional about having a little fun. With grown-ups. … Read more…
How to Grow through Giving Up, Part 3: Ashes to Ashes, Glitter to…
When I started my post on What is Ash Wednesday? for this six-week series for Lent, I Googled Ash Wednesday to verify the … Read more…
How to Grow through Giving Up, Part 2: What is Lent?
As I was finishing last week’s post, I drank a cup of dark chocolate cocoa. With cinnamon. And whipped cream. As … Read more…
How to Grow through Giving Up, Part 1: What is Ash Wednesday?
When I was a kid, my understanding of Ash Wednesday was murky at best. It was one of those weird things Catholics … Read more…
The Importance of Memorizing Scripture
Something important wasn’t given enough emphasis in the first month of Listen When He Speaks. Scripture memorization. And the month’s theme verse. … Read more…
Being Me in 2017
I have a goal for 2017 that will define all of my smaller goals. In short, my goal is to BE … Read more…
Proclaiming Truth: What I Have I Give
Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day. Psalm 96:2b Depression steals hope. It blinds me to Truth. When I … Read more…