A peaceful spirit changes things. It limits your reactions and creates a space for wisdom to lead. Peace settles within, and as we embrace this gift, joy enters and plants itself in our inner being. It is the assurance that all is well between us and God.
Quick Reflections- That Insanity!
You are leaving the insanity of a situation that you’ve probably lived through for years. You are allowed to walk away and love from a distance. It’s the interaction that changes, not your love. They won’t like it, accept it, or understand. That’s not your problem or responsibility.
Podcast: Their Addiction ~My Journey, “Don’t Tell Me Not to Pray”
No matter the situation, the current event, the personal family conflict- I WILL PRAY
Authentic Truths- “Life’s Hard, Choose Joy”
“Lord, help me live in your joy, peace, and love and not in the sorrows of this world.”
Their Addiction ~My Journey, “Emotion Shutdown”
I was never the savior, medic, therapist, or pastor my kids needed. I was not called to that role. Fulfilling their everything was not my purpose. I had to let go. That’s when I found freedom from addiction and became reacquainted with my freedom in Christ Jesus. Funny, his freedom doesn’t feel like imprisonment.
Poetry-The Warriors Cry
I hear the warriors crying out in broken words, but free. All for love, they call upon, the power to rescue me.
Their Addiction-My Journey- When the Road Leads Home
..tonight we know that if the threat of violence lies in one's heart, it is escalated by drugs, not created by them.
Bipolar Life- The Enemy in Anxiety
Do you believe in Satan? I do. I've come face to face with the darkness of the devil, so I take him seriously.
Five Minute Friday- Day 3 of 31 Writing Challenge
As I sit here, drowning in the addiction cycle that haunts our family, my Savior is my life raft. For the many ways he provides and comforts, you would expect there to be one flaw, but it does not exist.
Authentic Truths- God Changes Things
God changes things. He changes us. Our faith has grown over the years, and the bond we have in Christ has been unbreakable.