The stockings hang limply over the mantle and the garland and lights are really just clutter at this point. The tree, which used to be the center of festivities, has become a serious fire hazard for every hour that ticks past Christmas. December has wrapped up and January is here. And I am left with a restless feeling for the… Read More
Why Sharing the Scary in Your Story Matters
I’ve been discussing sharing our stories the past few weeks, which you can begin reading about here. When it comes to sharing our stories with others it’s often hard to speak of the places that still sting a bit. We all have ugly spots in our pasts. Places where we would just as soon say we’ve never been. I for… Read More
Where is God When We are Hurting?
On a cloudy Pacific Northwest afternoon, I was driving down the highway while melancholy engulfed my thoughts. I found myself stranded on a tiny raft while the shark, depression, circled, seeking the perfect opportunity to devour me. The parallel between the weather and my mood was not lost on me. In my scramble for hope, I gazed heavenward with the whisper… Read More
The Anxiety and Depression Series – (7 )How to Journal Your Way to Healing
**this is an ongoing series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. Standing in my present, a safe distance from my past, I gaze back through the years to see a former me. She is a new wife and a new mom. She was also… Afraid. There is a night that she was at… Read More
Anxiety and Depression Series – (8) How to Hug Your Cactus
**this is an ongoing series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. “I have anxiety.” Those 3 words are difficult to squeeze out of my windpipe on some days. Admitting I have anxiety feels like code for something else: “Nice to meet you, I’m a big baby and everyday things can terrify me…. Read More
Anxiety and Depression -(9) Two Peas in a Pod and the Power of Words
**this is an ongoing series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. I have a superpower. Yep, it’s true. Prepare yourself; for you will surely be amazed. I have the uncanny ability to feel “down” and “up,” all at the same time. Amazed yet? Confused? Me too. Let me clarify; I have the… Read More