If you're a broken human living in a broken world, I'm sure you're more familiar with trauma than you'd like to be. You may have been forced to face it for many long years, or you may not be as familiar with it as others are. But trauma undeniably plays a much too large part …
Grief is an unfriendly and inconsiderate guest in this temporary home we call earth. It comes unexpectedly, not giving us a warning when it's going to show up at our front door. We can never truly prepare for its appearance. From losing my grandma at a young age to losing my brother five years ago …
Continue reading 10 Things Grieving People Wish Non-Grieving People Knew
Unfortunately, I’ve learned more lately than I ever have before that humans have the capacity to cause so much harm and cause immense damage in another humans heart with their harsh words and actions. But fortunately, I’ve also learned more lately than ever that the Father always remains gentle and kind towards us. He never …
Somebody at church this morning asked me what one word I would use to describe the season of life that I'm in and after thinking about it for some time, the only word that comes close to describing this season would be disappointment. Disappointment that every plan I had for my future crumbled in one …
Continue reading Dancing Upon Disappointment Even When it’s Seemingly Impossible
In these past two weeks without a dad, I've realized that for 22 years of my life, I completely missed out on the Father's heart for me as His daughter. Yesterday afternoon, I was processing something deeply painful that I'm walking through with a close friend and started sobbing uncontrollably. I felt unsafe. Scared. Hurt. …
From Ruin to Redemption 