Setting Myself Free

December 19, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

I live with chronic physical illness and I really don’t like talking about it, especially online. Honestly, it’s mostly because I don’t want my future husband to see me as an invalid. I don’t want anyone to see me as weak or incapable (although there are several things that I can’t do). I like to […]

How I Started Over

December 12, 2018.Reading time 9 minutes.

Disaster and devastation. I didn’t want to start over. I couldn’t get over how drastically my life had changed. Every day, I would say to myself, ‘it’s not supposed to be this way‘. I couldn’t believe that my life was nothing like the way I had planned. I was extremely ill. I could barely sit […]

I Didn’t Come This Far to Quit!

March 4, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Giving up feels so good — until is doesn’t! What was offered as perfect, sweet relief quickly becomes a living nightmare. The supposed way out actually leads to the way down, into a deeper depth of despair. I have fallen for that trick a couple of times. I have given up. I let go of […]

Accepting the Unacceptable

May 30, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s just not fair! We have all said this more times than we can count. It’s human nature and a part of life to come across things that don’t feel fair. But what if we accepted the unacceptable? What if we accepted the things that, in our minds, should never be? I’m not talking about settling for defeat, […]

When Your Back Goes Out

May 15, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve decided to live a more balanced life: not too much work or play. I’m trying to be more mindful of the things I eat, how much rest I get, how much time I spend in prayer, watching movies, on social media, etc. All around, I can use a little makeover. So, I’ve been busy working to […]