You may have noticed I have been going through a rough patch. I have been doubting myself and my ability to share anything here that would matter. I've been challenged with a bout of anxiety, depression, and SAD. Yet, there is still a battle going on inside that fights to be heard, to quiet the …
Category: God
Being a Firework
Photo Courtesy of PDPhoto.org I was thinking I needed to get back to writing my blog, with more emphasis on something good or helpful. Taking one of my ideas and running with it. That's when I realized, like the song, I am a firework. I have times when I am excited and I have these …
Beauty For Ashes
Isaiah 61:3 The Voice (VOICE) 3 As for those who grieve over Zion, God has sent me to give them a beautiful crown in exchange for ashes, To anoint them with gladness instead of sorrow, to wrap them in victory, joy, and praise instead of depression and sadness. (The Amplified Bible reads: “instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit…”) People will …
Remembering
Looking out on the gray and crying sky, Hearing the wind raging, “Why God, why?” The trees’ hearts are breaking, in pieces they lie. Has the whole earth forgotten the source of its joy? When will it remember the birds in their flight, As they soar on the breeze in the warm sunlight, Or the …
Seeing the Father
John 5:19-20 (NLT) 19 So Jesus explained, “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does. 20 For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing. In fact, the Father will show him how to …
P is for …
Poetry, Poems, Posts, Praise, Prayer, Persistence, and Patience. I think this is the best letter, yet. Before I start going on and on about me; let me introduce you to my best friend, Darla Greven. She is an inspiration to me (and many others) and a great encourager. You can check out her blog at …
J & K are for …
I get to tell you another story about the Awaken Workshop I attended: I had been seeing my counselor, and my doctor to treat my depression and anxiety at the first part of last year when I had two friends suggest I attend. So I did! I really didn’t have any specific expectations. I was …
H is for…
I’m starting on a sour note, yesterday was a bear and at the end of it all my computer glitched! 😛 So writing about positive changes in a foul mood is not an easy task. But one positive change I Hold On to is Hope! I have to hold on tight, because I am a …
G is for…
G – Grace, Good friends, Grass-fed, Ghee, Giving up Grains, Generosity Let’s go backwards. Generosity is a change I’m trying to make friends with. With having our large family, I have been so used to having to pinch pennies, cut coupons, and shop at Goodwill, that I forget sometimes to be generous. Generosity is not …
F is for…
I am not Feeling like writing right now but I am committed, so here goes: F is for Fluoxetine. The third or fourth prescription I tried for my depression. This is the one that is working fairly well for me. So I had to include it in my positive changes. It’s always a battle giving …
The Far Reaches of Grace 