The Intersection Between Love and Loss

“He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more,  neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Rev. 21:4 When I was in elementary school my cat got hit by a car. I decided I …

Does Positive Self-Talk Work?

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation. Psalms 42:5 Everywhere you look there is a buzz about the power of positive self-talk. I remember a few decades ago when I …

From fear to hope

I feel so small and alone, standing by the Christmas tree. Tears seep from the corner of my eye and fall unnoticed. I feel frozen in time, invisible. I scream. No one turns their head – no one notices -no one helps…I don’t know what to do. Have you ever …

5 Steps to Fight Discouragement

Do you remember standing outside on a cold wintry morning with no coat in elementary school? I remember the sound of the fire alarms ringing in the background and the teachers scrambling to count and organize their classrooms in quiet straight lines. In my childlike mind, the fire drills caused …

Hope Realized

Over the last five years I have experienced severe vision distortion and loss that was considered permanent. New technology allowed me to undergo eye surgeries this last October.  When I went into the surgeries we were cautiously optimistic, and there were no guarantees.   Hope Realized When all hope was lost …

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