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Category: Inspired, encouragement

  • How Are You Eating?

    There are millions of people that struggle with an eating disorder. Many do not know what is happening. The symptoms may be there but can be hard to recognize. We often use terms like “greedy” or “eating too much”. These can be normal, but can also be a sign that you have an eating disorder.…

  • Struggles of Battling Mental Illness

    Mental illness is complex for us who battle it every day. The shame that many of us feel is an understatement. The ways we are discriminated against for being different goes without saying. The struggles I have faced can be overwhelming. I know I’m not alone, but it can feel like we are alone in…

  • Happy Mother’s Day

    I have been fortunate to have many mothers in my life. My grandmother was very influential in my life as a child and made me the woman I am today. She loved me with a deep love. She was also a big supporter in my battles with mental health or mental illness. About nine years…

  • The Value of a Mother

    Warm and cuddly when we are young Should be our provider and protector Stands up for us over the course of our lives Builds us up when life beats us down Surrounds us with love and guidance If we are daughters teaches us how to be God-fearing women Teaches us how to mother our children…

  • Mental Health Awareness Matters

    Stigma is defined as a set of negative or often unfair beliefs that a society, group, or individual has about a group, or person. The month of May is mental health awareness month. The color or ribbon is green. The first week of October is mental health awareness week. Millions of people in the United…

  • Change is Necessary

    Are you resistant to change? Be careful how fast you answer. Another question would be, if your world as you know it changed, how would you respond? Let’s take a look at the Israelites… The Israelites were God’s chosen people. They became in bondage to a tyrant Pharoah king. “Now there arose a new king…

  • Faith is Powerful

    A few weeks ago, I posted about prayer and how it’s a spiritual weapon. Another important weapon we need to have in our toolbox is faith. Faith includes hoping and trusting God will do what He promises in the midst of the waiting. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence…

  • Bruised by Life

    We all come to a point in life where we feel bruised by the struggles of our past. It can make us feel overwhelmed and stuck. We can feel like we are too broken or damaged to ever be whole. The healing process can seem impossible. I must admit that the struggles of my past…

  • Live to Heal from Brokenness

    The brokenness some of us feel from the tragedies of life can feel like an elephant sitting on our chest. We can find ourselves wondering if we will ever heal. Healing is not something that happens overnight. It takes years of working to be free from so many broken areas. Some people believe they will…

  • The Risen Savior

    The holiday is Easter, but believers celebrate Resurrection Sunday. We recognize that Jesus paid it all for all of us. It is God that chooses who will be saved. It is not by our might, will, works, or good deeds. Jesus paid it all so our will, might, works, and good deeds are not necessary.…