The Lament Series: The Confession of Trust
Trust is one of those things that's hard to describe and even more difficult to practice. But just like anything else, the more you practice, the easier it becomes until you wondered why it was so hard in the first place. In lament, we confess our trust...
The Lament Series: The Cry
“The cry of pain is our deepest acknowledgement we are not home. We are divided from our own body, our own deepest desires, our dearest relationships. We are separated and long for restoration. It is the cry of pain that initiates the search to ask God “What...
Exploring the Lost Language of Lament
(Click the player below to hear me read the post) Have you ever read something in your native language and then asked, "huh"? Learning a new language isn’t limited to foreign languages, but also to learning new skills. When I learned to crochet, I needed to...
Breaking Cycles and Bold Faith
Click the player to hear me read today's post: Normally autumn is full of contrasts: bright blue skies against golden yellow cornfields. Bright red and gold leaves. Emerald grass and brown fields. Skies filled with constellations twinkling on a midnight...
Breaking Cycles and Receiving Grace
Breaking cycles is a lifelong journey full of adventures and misadventures. One cannot condemn oneself when one fails and one cannot take the glory for one's successes. It's grace that we are carried through and it's grace we receive when we need it. Breaking...
Breaking Cycles and the Battle You Fight
Breaking cycles is like fighting a battle. It's a battle for your heart, mind, present, and, mostly, your future. You might be thinking, "Duh, I'm lying bruised and bleeding on the field and every time I get up, I get knocked down." Yes. It feels like...
The Importance of Stillness in Breaking Cycles
Rest. It's foreign and elusive. It's a commodity that seems to cost us more than it gives back. But rest is vital for our well-being. It shouldn't induce guilt or shame, and yet, how many of us struggle with it? There are times when I need a nap...
The Power of Our Thoughts to Change Our Lives
My thoughts said I wanted to create a new family culture, and put the past behind me, keeping the positives and leaving the negatives, but I didn't know how. I knew God could powerfully transform my heart, but I also knew the power of generational cycles....
How to Break Cycles and Change Your Thinking
We use different filters in photography and post-processing to neutralize a bright scene or enhance blue skies, or draw the eye to a focal point. I have created presets for bringing out the eyes, whitening teeth, and getting rid of pesky under-eye shadows....
How to Flip the Script and Turn Your Thoughts Around
If thoughts are good, it's wonderful. Thoughts about the effervescent giggle of a child who found a lost lovey or the way the sunlight made you glow as you basked in it's warmth bring comfort and encouragement. But when those thoughts damage trust and...
The Biggest Lie About Surrender – and Why You Can’t Afford to Believe It
I'm inviting my friend, Jennifer Dukes Lee, to tell her story of breaking the cycle of control she wielded in her life. Her latest book is releasing today, and this excerpt is one of my favorite parts of her book, It's All Under Control. It's a pleasure to welcome her...
Capture Those Thoughts to Break Negative Cycles
Do you remember those old Western movies with John Wayne? He rides easy in the saddle, holster slung low, and has an iconic drawl. But what I remember are the scenes of runaway horses and stage coaches. The horses move as one, faster and faster, dust billowing, the...