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.
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Entry 016 | This Is Not Yours to Carry
Something can hurt and still not be yours to carry. Maybe spiritual growth isn’t about never having the old thought again. Maybe it’s recognizing it sooner – and choosing differently.
Entry 014 | The Words Didn’t Change. The Soil Did.
The words didn’t change. The soil did. Sometimes the most important growth happens before we can see it. Maybe faith isn’t about changing overnight – it’s about planting, tending, returning, and trusting that roots are growing.
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.
Entry 009 | When the Words Start Changing You
I started this journey wanting to understand the Bible differently. I’m beginning to realize I’m not only noticing the words differently—I’m noticing myself differently.
A New Beginning (Again)
A fresh start. A quieter purpose. I’m beginning again – not because I’ve figured everything out, but because I finally realized I don’t have to. This blog is simply an honest record of one woman’s journey toward knowing God a little better each day.
Why Awareness Alone Isn’t Enough – and What to Do When You Still Feel Stuck
Messy but Moving – Week 1 Midweek Check-In You have the wake-up call.You know something has to change.And still… nothing feels different.If that sounds familiar, I want you to know – it doesn’t mean you’re doing it wrong.It means you’re in the hardest part: the in-between. Personal Reflection: Change Isn’t Instant In both early recoveryContinue reading “Why Awareness Alone Isn’t Enough – and What to Do When You Still Feel Stuck”
How to Start Over When You Know Something Needs to Change
Series: Messy but Moving – Week 1: The Wake-Up Call There’s a moment many of us face when everything feels loud inside, even if nothing around us has changed.It might hit in the middle of a chaotic moment, or in the stillness between them.But the message is always the same:“I can’t keep doing this.”And evenContinue reading “How to Start Over When You Know Something Needs to Change
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Rebuilding Confidence in Recovery: Letting Go of the Lies That Hold You Back
There are moments in healing when the noise in your head gets so loud, it drowns out everything else.“You’re too broken.”“It’s all your fault.”“You’ll never be good enough.”You know it isn’t true…at least logically. But emotionally? It can feel like gospel.I’ve been there. Even now, 16 years into recovery, those thoughts creep in when I’mContinue reading “Rebuilding Confidence in Recovery: Letting Go of the Lies That Hold You Back”
When Everything Hits at Once: Finding Power in the Pause, Growth in the Chaos
Life on Life’s Terms: A Personal ReflectionLast week (and if I’m being honest, this week too) hit hard.The school year wrapped up – graduation for one of my kids, birthday celebrations, and the anniversary of my dad’s death all landed at once. The emotional weight of each of those things is enough on its own…Continue reading “When Everything Hits at Once: Finding Power in the Pause, Growth in the Chaos”