It’s time to clear up some misconceptions about faith. I bring this topic up because I keep seeing a bunch of Christian merchandise trinkets that say, “I will walk by faith, even when I can’t see.”  Cute, but the statement is redundant. Walking by faith IS walking when you can’t ... VIEW POST

If you clicked on this because of the title, I want to be clear before you read on ... this is about the benefits of long-term trauma IF we handle it in a good way. FOR SURE there is a bad way to handle it. I tried that for a while. From experience I can tell you that it’s not a path you want to ... VIEW POST

I prayed, expecting something to happen. I put myself out there for the 2264th time. I stood in faith, made declarations, clutched my Scriptures. God didn’t come through. At least not the way I hoped He would. Yet I knew He wanted my expectation. Which seems cruel. I mean, what kind ... VIEW POST

Since I'm new to blogging, I had a fleeting, stupid thought this morning. What if I run out of things to write about? Just as quickly as the thought came, I apologized to Jesus. Sorry, Jesus, dumb thought! That's like saying God is going to stop communicating or stop teaching us things. Won't ... VIEW POST

    As parents, we always want to take the brunt of trauma for our children. We handle the worst part of a negative situation while we shield them from feeling the effects. We do our best to calm their fears, making sure they are fine. It's our nature to do that. For example, one ... VIEW POST