The Lion’s Den

I love goals- I DON’T dig New Year’s resolutions. They set objectives that are too far off, too easy to forget or put off. What I like to do is set a word of the year. My word this year was LIONHEARTED. I thought, “I’m going to overcome my depression, get strong as steel, grow…

Cutting Voices

You may have experienced times when one little word or sentence cut a deep mark in you that made you unable to do what you loved- made you question your worth, who you are. It sets deep into your soul. It festers, and allows the enemy to come in and speak more lies that only tear. But Jesus…

Are You Waiting?

What are you waiting for? What have you felt trapped by this year? Maybe it’s the walls of your own house. Maybe it’s an illness, or your children, or your job. Whatever that is, God is calling you as a believer to trust that he has your future planned out and it just might not look like what you had in mind. 

When Grief Becomes Welled-Up Anger

There were several times during my manic depression (September-January) that I felt extreme anger. Punch a wall, break a plate, scream into a pillow anger; Anger wants us to fight when there is no one to hit, to lash out when there is no enemy. Anger is a natural part of the grieving process just…

Engraved

In our attempt toward’s sanctification, or becoming holy, it cannot be about doing or being better. I’m talking about the heart, and how we are motivated and compelled to follow Christ in each facet of our daily life, no matter how we feel. Whether we feel distressed, depressed, secluded, happy, joyful, overworked, or near-death. I have a difficult time de-compartmentalizing doing and being. 

Purpose in Quarantine

My depression has reared its ugly head again in the midst of quarantine and other circumstances in life that have weighed heavily on my heart. In my counseling sessions, we’ve been focusing on some tough things; things that cause me to have flashbacks, wake up in the middle of the night frightened, and have made…