Do you ever feel melancholy? Google defines melancholy this way, “a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.” As someone who struggles with depression, I feel melancholy a lot. And that’s where today found me. I felt sad and lethargic for no apparent reason. This should be a joyful time in my life. My mom…
Depression and faith… can they even go together? Are you really a Christian if the joy of the Lord that’s supposed to fill your heart and soul is crowded out by feelings of dread and despair? My answer is yes. Yes, depression and faith can go together. Yes, you can be a Christian woman and…
We’re only a few months into the new year and already the world has been shaken so deeply. There have been more than 67 US shootings at the time I’m writing this that have left survivors and family members traumatized. Earthquakes that have completely shattered communities and families. And all of this has been going…
Life’s Uncertainties “Did you apply for the job we talked about?” I text my son at college. This is not the first time we’ve had this “conversation.” He’s in his second semester and still hasn’t found a job, for reasons that elude me. I pray fervently for a job for him – any job. Or…
Loneliness. Even hearing the word is hard. It’s just not a very nice word. It doesn’t make youfeel good when you hear it. It doesn’t feel good experiencing it. I wanted to talk about thisbecause, frankly, it’s not talked about very much. Personally, I think loneliness is an epidemic. I think it’s running through the…
It took a quite a few years of being a Christian to realize that I was living out of a label the enemy had planted in my head. Orphan. Which to me, this meant I was someone who was a social outcast, unrelatable, unlovable, and not worthy of a family in this life. This all…
Every one of us has cares. We have them in all ways and types. We carry these cares in our minds, souls, and emotions. We have the cares of worry, finances, health, the future, the past, our pain, friends, jobs, careers, life in general and much, much more. I don’t know about you but sometimes…
I was born with retinoblastoma. So was my son. It’s a rare type of cancer where tumors grow on the retina of your eye. If it’s left untreated, the tumors can travel down the optic nerve into the brain, causing death. Thus, we both lost our right eyes before our first birthdays and have prosthetics….
I was ready to give up. My head hurts so bad. I started counting the cost. Not just the cost, but the worth. I begged the hospital staff to let me go because my family needed me. But then I got home and my head hurt so bad I couldn’t get out of bed. I…
Have you ever wondered how to trust in Jesus when everything is falling apart? Sometimes we cling to Him when the going gets tough, and sometimes we wonder how things got so far out of control. That’s where this week found me. I’ve been trying to memorize Psalm 62:2 for the past couple of days,…
Disclosure: This post contains sponsored and affiliate links I have gained seventy pounds since my 30th birthday. Seventy. Pounds. That doubled my pants size. Literally. After the first thirty or forty pounds, my doctor assured me it was normal for women in their thirties. Not that that made me feel any better. In fact, the…
I am a Christian with a temper. Yes, it’s possible to love Jesus and still have anger issues. I’d like to share my journey with anger for other hot-headed Christians hiding out there. With God’s help, I’m learning to apply His anger management plan, make better choices, and live in peace. I’m here to tell…
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