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  • Hardship and Choices- Part Three

    It was hard not to feel defeated at the beginning of the battle. There were so many mountains to climb and my numbers and resources so few. I struggled through sludge to make it to each marker. A sign that… Continue reading

  • Hardship and Choices- Part Two

    Jeremiah 29:11. The scripture that was shared with me abundantly during that first year of brokenness and is a comfort to me, even now. It was the first time that I began to understand and believe the love that God… Continue reading

  • Hardship and Choices- Part One

    There are so many choices we get to make over the course of our existence on this planet. Some are life changing, some are mundane, some are necessary, some are not. There are choices we are forced to make, while… Continue reading

  • Joy

    So many people believe that happiness and joy are indistinguishable. Some have never experienced both in a way that establishes the distinction. As it is with any emotion, happiness is conditional, situational, changeable. Joy is not an emotion. It is… Continue reading

  • The Weight of Loss

    I won’t pretend to be an expert on this topic, because I’m not. I have not had the full weight of this kind of pain thrust upon me. I have had levels. I think to some degree, we all have.… Continue reading