“In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me” (Psalm 59:10). How many times have we trusted someone only for them to let us down over and over again? How much harder is it for us to learn to trust others when we’ve been disappointed time and time again? Also, how many times have […]

For two days, I felt completely at peace. I was carefree. I wasn’t worried about the future or the past. All I knew was that I felt whole in those moments. Whole. Whole: in an unbroken or undamaged state, in one piece. One piece. Peace. Peace: Shalom: nothing missing, nothing broken. Every day after that […]

There are 5 days left of 2019. I write to you in fear and frustration. I write to you with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. I really wish I could have treated you better all these years. This year sucked. Your good days can probably be totaled to 3 weeks. […]

If you are anywhere near unfamiliar with her story, I will share a summary: Jesus was on His way to Galilee when he has to stop in Samaria. It was well around noon when He stopped at a well where a woman was gathering water. Jesus asks her for a drink, but this freaks her […]

Too many rough Octobers have you endured in the past. This one was unlike any other. There was good and there was bad. You freaked out because you thought your car was going to break down at any moment after hitting a “whale.” You ripped off a bandaid that exposed a wound which never really healed. […]

I wish I could tell you when it ends. I wish I could tell you this was the easiest part. I wish I can tell you that tomorrow you will eat again. I wish I could tell you the anger will subside. I wish I could tell you you’ll be able to sleep again. I […]

I never know how to address you after a long time away… But hello my friend. I have missed you dearly. I think about you every day. It kills me that my posts are few and far apart. We’re working on that. So much has happened in the last 11 months. I can’t believe it’s […]

julestheghoul-blog: “Joy comes when we remember that nothing is impossible for God and all things will be restored and redeemed in His loving hands.” — Unfailing Treasures (via godlywoman)

“And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.“ (Revelation 12:11) Recently, I have these urges to hurt myself. “A little cut won’t kill me.” A few days ago, I was staring at my […]

After a recent conversation with my mom about collateral damage created from our choices, I thought about all the ways I’ve been hurt by others that have created chains around who I am and what I am meant to be. I wanted to take this time to be open and honest about everything that has […]