Category: Struggles
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Lord I Need You…
If you read my previous blog, you know that I admitted to my struggle with anxiety. I have also reached out to some dear friends to stand in the gap for me as I walk through this difficult time. I have received so much encouragement from people that I’m not alone. Anxiety has been a…
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Praise Him in the Storm…
Anxiety… it’s like a heavy dark curtain falls over you and everything you’ve ever worried about comes to the surface. It manifests itself physically. I’ve never experienced anything else like it. It’s debilitating. It keeps you up at night. It makes you feel like your life is ending. At times it makes you wish your…
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Audience of One…
Why do artists write… paint… sing… photograph… act… draw… create? Who is their audience? What is their purpose? I am finally coming the realization that I truly am an artist. I really do have a creative side. I’ve spent most of my life denying and honestly, not believing it. The past few years I’ve been…
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It’s Raining Again…
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Rain. Sometimes we love it and sometimes we hate it. It truly depends on the time of year and how long it lasts. This summer has been hot and dry. The pretty green has begun to take on the hot, dry faded look. The blue sky is less blue, the grass has that “not enough…
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Too much time…
Ever have too much time on your hands? Most people would answer with a resounding NO! Usually, I would say NO… are you kidding me? Too much time? I’m an educator. From mid-August to mid-June I work my tail off. Yes, we get “vacations” like Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break, but I don’t really consider…
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Everything I’ve Learned…
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In a matter of days, I will have been on this earth 50 years. There was a time in my life when I thought 50 was really old. Well, today I’m rethinking that a bit! I was recently told that the 40’s are the old age of your youth and 50’s the youth of your…
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Ready to fly…
This past week as has been one of deep sadness, turmoil and grief over lost and broken relationships, people hurting as a result of sin, and the effects of just being worn to the bone, both physically and emotionally. Early morning has been my refuge. Sitting in the quiet kitchen with my prayer shawl (a…
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Tired…
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I’m tired. Really tired. So tired that sometimes I can’t sleep, tired. The dictionary defines tired as “depleted of strength or energy.” Did I mention that I’m tired. It’s that tired that comes from trying to do too many things at one time; both emotional and physical. It’s that tired that makes you dream about…
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In the Garden…
Then Jesus went with them to a garden called Gethsemane and told his disciples, “Stay here while I go over there and pray.” Taking along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he plunged into an agonizing sorrow. Then he said, “This sorrow is crushing my life out. Stay here and keep vigil with me.” …
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Anxiety… plain and simple
It wakes me in the night. It stops me in the day. My arms tingle. My heart beats wildly. I feel sick to my stomach. I think something is very wrong. Twice over the years I’ve ended up in the ER, thinking I was having a heart attack. Come to find out, it’s just anxiety.…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 