Category: Spiritual
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Worry…
There is an old Sunday school song that goes through my head whenever I start to really worry… “Why worry when you can pray? Trust Jesus, He’ll with you stay. Don’t be a doubting Thomas, Rest fully on His promise. Why worry, worry, worry, worry, When you can pray!!” It’s a spontaneous jingle…and it’s true!…
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The Dark Side
I have a dark side…one I battle with frequently. (For those of you that know me…it’s not my humor!! Even though that can be pretty dark too!!). Depression hits me quite often. Through self analysis and calendar tracking I can tell it’s not always hormonal either. It can occur on the sunniest of days for…
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Test = Testimony
For most of my adult life I have struggled with one major issue. (Disclaimer…there are many minor ones as well 🙂 ) I have yet to triumph over it. There are glimmers in the distance future…it will be something that I can turn into my testimony. This might sound a bit off to some, but…
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Growing up…
Remember when you were young…and life was so full of complicated choices? Has it changed? I’m 45 and still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up! I used to think that I would have it figured out. I can decide what it is I want to do and then…
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Martyr
“Woe is me…can’t anyone see how hard I am working for…..(fill in the blank)!!!? Can’t they see how I am sacrificing for the good of the cause? Why am I not getting more recognition and praise?” How often does litany this go through our minds? And why? Is it because we are suffering from the…
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Motherhood
As mothers we have a constant demand on our time and our emotions. So many of us can’t let ourselves rest and relax. We run ourselves ragged. We live in the world of guilt…why can’t we be better mothers? Why do I act like a child myself? I find myself comparing my mothering skills to…
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The Tourist
For many years I lived in a town I disliked deeply!!! Nothing would cheer me up. I complained on a daily basis…to my husband and friends and to God. Why did I have to live there? Didn’t God have a better plan for my life? Would I die miserable? Might as well. This life wasn’t…
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Crisis of faith
Not so many years ago I had a crisis of faith. I stopped believing in God and all I had ever believed in. It almost felt like a relief. No more pressure to be good and strive for eternal life. I had spent my life watching my parents devoting themselves to ministry and it looked…
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Marriage!!
My wedding was a blur. Due to my extreme fear of being in large groups and being the center of attention…it was a scary experience. My groom was ignored that day as I shook my way through the ceremony and reception. Something I can’t go back and change. Not that I would…it was my day…