This post is the fourth in my blog series, Broken, about my personal experience with depression. Chopping down the obtrusive tree with gnarled roots from chapter 3 proved even more difficult than I imagined because with every swing of the ax, sticky sap would seep out and cover me. Every time I went to wash off the syrup, I would… Read more →
Tag: God’s Plan
Broken | Dreams (Chapter 3)
This post is the third in my blog series, Broken, about my personal experience with depression. While I slumbered one fall night, God revealed another obtrusive tree. (Metaphor explained in chapters 1 and 2.) Its gnarled roots burrowed so deeply underground that it crowded and choked healthy trees around it. It became diseased and simply needed to be cut down. Removing this tree would… Read more →
Broken | The Impetus (Chapter 2)
This post is the second in my blog series, Broken, about my personal experience with depression. As we venture into the forest of my mind and traverse my innermost thoughts, feelings and fears, know that there were moments when bright sunlight shone through the trees. Fleeting though some of those rays may have been, they were present. I didn’t always recognize it at the… Read more →
Broken | Stirring in My Soul (Chapter 1)
This post is the first in my blog series, Broken, about my personal experience with depression. Depression isn’t what most people think it is. “[Depression] is not a character defect, a spiritual disorder or an emotional dysfunction. And chief of all, it’s not a choice,” writes Brandon W. Peach in Relevant Magazine‘s “5 Things Christians Should Know About Depression and Anxiety.” I know this firsthand because in… Read more →
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017
Goodbye 2016 This past January I wrote about how our family’s motto for 2016 was “Patient Endurance.” Since God revealed that to me, I shouldn’t be surprised of its relevance, but it was spot on for our past year. In March 2016, I was diagnosed with major depression, and the road to recovery has been a long one. While I’ve made incredible progress, I’m… Read more →
God Provides
Earlier this week my husband dropped off my car for routine maintenance, and he ended up leaving a couple grand lighter. This, of course, is the same week we had to call the vet to schedule a couple pricey procedures for our dear, aging pup. Oh, and did I mention I just went to the eye doctor to stock up on… Read more →
Patient Endurance
2015 was a challenging year for our little family, and deep down I think we knew it would be—we just didn’t know all the reasons why. So when I was challenged to come up with a guiding word or phrase for 2016, I really wanted to pick something like “joy,” but after prayerful consideration God led me to “patient endurance.”… Read more →
Lessons in Blessings
Follow my blog with Bloglovin “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” – Jeremiah 1:5 On Monday afternoon, we found out that our second little bundle of joy is a girl! With a son at home, we are thrilled that… Read more →
My Big, Fat Kairos Moment | Part 5
This post is the final installment of a five-part series that explains our transformation to a family on mission, written from the perspective of my husband, David. This tale also touches on why we moved to Houston and the origins of RighTrak. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing… Read more →
My Big, Fat Kairos Moment | Part 4
This post is the fourth in a series of five parts that explains our transformation to a family on mission, written from the perspective of my husband, David. This tale also touches on why we moved to Houston and the origins of RighTrak. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by… Read more →
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