**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 ... read more
The Anxiety and Depression Series – Grace for the Unfinished
**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 ... read more
You are strong because you are imperfect…
"These inner battles have prepared you for this moment. You are strong because you are imperfect. You are wise because you have doubts." (Darkest Hour) I love history and I love nothing more than a good historical book or movie—I know, wild and crazy, right?—I'm pretty sure you're getting a really good view of ... read more
My musings on turning 40
The man was exhausted and slumped over in defeat halfway up the massive hill he was climbing. Sweat dripped down his weary face from underneath his wide-brimmed hat. Just above where he was resting his aching bones sat an "over the hill" sign on a mound of delicious emerald-colored frosting. I was ten, and my father seemed ... read more
Captive to Captivated
She stood stunned, shoulders shaking, hands clasping the bottle of oils as tears rolled down her cheeks and soaked her dress. Grief left her staring in disbelief at the emptiness of the tomb she had been waiting for three days to go to. He was gone. His body, the one they broke had vanished, snatched away in the night as ... read more
How to find hope in times of despair
"I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage;." Psalm 27:13-14 NASB I sat down to finish writing something entirely different, but my fingers wouldn't type. So, I walked away. I ... read more