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.
“Hosanna!” was the word that began the most explosive 7 days in all of eternity. The 7 days preceding the event known as “Easter” … is a hallowed time filled with remembrances of the most difficult … yet the most powerful days … in Jesus’ life. On Palm Sunday, Jesus was celebrated and hailed as a King. Palm Sunday is a prelude … it is an invitation. Palm Sunday is a prelude to the glory of resurrection … and it is a sacred invitation to worship your King Triumphant.