Maybe discernment isn’t supposed to make us certain about everything. Maybe it’s supposed to teach us how to walk faithfully without being certain about everything.
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Entry 018 | Maybe Discernment Happens One Step at a Time
Maybe discernment isn’t always receiving the entire answer. Maybe sometimes God gives us enough clarity for the next right thing. Pause. Notice. Pray. Test. Listen. Seek wisdom. Then take one faithful step at a time.
Entry 017 | I Don’t Need Those Pages Yet
Maybe peace doesn’t always mean feeling good. Maybe sometimes peace is being surrounded by uncertainty and realizing: I don’t have to solve this tonight. I don’t need the whole picture. I only need enough for today.
Entry 016 | Not Knowing Isn’t the Same as Not Trusting
Not knowing isn’t the same as being lost. And not knowing isn’t the same as not trusting. Sometimes faith means praying, listening, and trusting God before we know how the story ends.
Entry 015 | What If the Answer Doesn’t Look Like the Answer You Were Waiting For?
Sometimes faith isn’t recognizing the miracle. Sometimes faith is staying open enough not to decide what the miracle has to look like. What if the answer is developing somewhere you haven’t been looking?
Entry 013 | What Is Actually Mine to Carry?
There is a difference between being responsible and believing everything depends on you. Maybe surrender isn’t doing nothing. Maybe it’s learning what’s yours to do – and releasing what isn’t.
The Secret to Happiness Lies Within These Four Things
(breath, acceptance, awareness, and letting go) We spend so much of life trying to control what’s around us.We overthink, overwork, overanalyze – as if certainty could ever guarantee peace.But the real secret?Happiness isn’t something we chase. It’s something we clear space for.It begins the moment we stop gripping so tightly.The truth is, the more weContinue reading “The Secret to Happiness Lies Within These Four Things”
Recovery Reflections – The Pressure to Hold It All
There’s a pressure that comes with being the strong one. The dependable one.The one everyone leans on.And lately, I’ve felt that pressure coming from every direction. My husband’s relapse, after years of sobriety, cracked something open that I’ve been quietly trying to hold together. My kids are growing, questioning, and sensing more than they sayContinue reading “Recovery Reflections – The Pressure to Hold It All”