Silencing the Shamer - Enough is Enough
From Laura Acuna: My shame story began when I was eleven. I entered seventh grade at five feet tall and weighed one hundred pounds, but by the time I left junior high, my weight doubled. Yes, you read that correctly. In the brief span of only a few years, I gained over one hundred pounds.
Change Is Coming...
I have heard it said that there is only one thing that never changes in life …. and that is the undeniable certainty that something is about to change! There is a personal problem that is found in that certainty … I am a girl who doesn’t like change!
When All You See Are Gray Skies and Dark Days
Gray skies … Dark days … Frigid temperatures … Barren trees. Large numbers on the bathroom scale … low numbers in my checking account … an empty house … a lonely heart. Such is the culture of January. If I am not careful, I can be swallowed alive by the cold and gloom … by the emptiness … of January.
How to Find Real Rest in a World Obsessed with Doing It All
As we bid adieu to 2022, social media is about to be flooded with New Year’s resolutions, color-coded planners, and every type of 2023 calendar imaginable. You can organize your life hourly, daily, weekly, monthly…even minute by minute, if you really want to.
A Note from Carol: I’m so excited to re-introduce you to Susan Myers, a treasured part of our ministry team. Susan is my little sister in the faith, a prayer warrior, and a woman who brings beauty and joy wherever she goes. Her love for Jesus shines in everything she does. This story is hers, published with permission, and originally published as a short story in ten parts.