Choosing faith over fear in the everyday...
Driving down the highway on a cloudy Pacific Northwest afternoon, 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 were not lost on me. In my scramble for hope, I gazed heavenward with the whisper of one word,“Jesus…” and… Read More
**This is the final post of a series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. Grace for the unfinished. I’m notorious for running head first into anything, I love new beginnings. The end? Yeah, not so much. I’m not really a goodbye-kinda girl. I’ve never been a closer and I’m not what you would… Read More
**This is an ongoing series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. When I began struggling with anxiety and depression I often heard about the importance of self-care. The ideas I read at the time seemed frivolous, silly and unhelpful to me. Activities such as taking a bubble bath, getting my nails done or… Read More
**this is an ongoing series here at Carry on my heart, you can read the first part here. Two Peas in a Pod and the Power of Words I have a superpower. Yep, it’s true. Prepare yourself; for you will surely be amazed. I have the uncanny ability to feel “up” and “down” all at the same time. Amazed… Read More
**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
**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
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