I have this long track record of trying to find purpose and belonging. In the past there has been things that have caused me to question my purpose because I didn't belong. I have resorted to unhealthy coping mechanisms to try and belong. Part of that has been to ignore the purpose God created me ...
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The Tension of Remembering and Forgetting
For the longest time I thought I wanted to forget my childhood so I could move on. The rejection, the sense of I will never belong, the crippling feeling of insufficiency. For the past ten years I have been trying to forget.But then one morning I realized I actually wanted to remember. In all my ...
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October Reads
When Strivings Cease by Ruth Chou SimmonsTopic: Understanding grace.Who it may interest: Anyone whose default is striving and performance. Anyone who fears rejection, who works hard to belong and be accepted.Helpfulness: I needed this book. Personally it dug deep in the areas in my heart I knew were ...
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Learning to Take Bad Days and Make Good Memories.
I was in a funk week. You know the ones where you are physically present but mentally somewhere way far away? You try all week to get out of the funk. Then comes the kicker day. The one where you find a dead half eaten rabbit right outside your door. The kids fight non-stop. The ones where your ...
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I Refuse
There is a certain level of spotlight that comes from potty training an 18 month old. A spotlight I don't enjoy. Nevertheless, I continue to train my girls early because that is what works for us and that is why I do it. This time around there was a comment that formed a gateway to lies in my heart. ...
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Defined
We just recently watched Hacksaw Ridge. It is about a man named Desmond Doss who enlisted in World War 2 voluntarily to be a conscientious objector medic. It was deeply moving for me. However, I would love to read a book on him to know what was true and what was movie. I have always felt like the ...
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