When Good Things Pull Us Away
Not everything that pulls us away from God looks evil. Sometimes the hardest thing to surrender is the one thing we are convinced is right: our own will.
Susan H.
The Only One Who Knows Me
I wished someone would ask me what was wrong so I could finally tell them everything. An old journal entry about depression, loneliness, and wanting to be understood.
When Obedience Becomes Control
Christian service should be voluntary, and obedience to a church leader is not automatically obedience to God. A reflection on spiritual manipulation, guilt, and healthy faith.
When a Relationship Keeps You Off Balance
Some relationships leave you constantly confused, defensive, and unsure of yourself. What I learned was that escaping the pattern requires more than understanding the other person—it requires knowing yourself.
Like My Mother
My mother and I have never seen the world the same way. And yet the older I get, the more I realize that she is the one who first taught me how to see it.
Widen the Strike Zone
Maybe life gets easier when we stop demanding the perfect plan, widen the strike zone, and give our best to the life that actually unfolds.
Learning to Surrender My Will
Perhaps one reason life feels so painful is that we keep trying to hold on to the very self we are eventually called to surrender to God.
When the Wound Opens Again
Something can be long over and still hurt as if it happened yesterday. A journal entry about forgiveness, depression, and wounds that do not always stay closed.
The Love We Do Not Remember
Caring for newborn twins reminded me that every human being begins completely helpless—and that becoming a parent may be less about discovering a new love than remembering one we once received.
Just Outside My Sight
My children cry when they cannot see us, even when we are only a few feet away. Watching them made me wonder whether growing means learning to trust beyond what we can see.