Let Go of the Lonely Label What is your name? What does the name tag you wear say about you and what you believe about yourself? Women everywhere are living in loneliness. Sometimes it rears its ugly head when they least expect it. Often it simmers under the surface, whispering lies they believe to be true. Because their circumstances go unchanged, they begin to tell themselves they are unloved, uneasy, and unseen. These are the names they write on the…
Sorrow and Joy: Close Companions in Life Almost four months ago I wrote this in my journal on January 22, 2020. There are mixed feelings today. Joy and Sorrow. We are moving into our house today! The Joy is to finally be settled. The joy of seeing the children happy and becoming more at peace. The sorrow is there too. That this move is real. We are not on vacation. We are making this our home. Home. A place to…
ReNaming Our Loneliness My husband left me. I lost my job. I moved. My parent is sick and I have to care for them. My children need me. I’m been hurt by someone who said they were my friend. I’m not friendly enough. I’m too……..fat, dumb, skinny, boring….to have friends. I am sick and I can’t leave the house. I have no friends because I’m unlovable. I’ve been rejected too many times. I eat dinner alone every night. The house…
God’s Love Is Not Fragile: A Free Audio Devotional I sat in the movie theater with my daughters and watched the two sisters save their city. The autumn air turned cold with icy winds, but the love for each other and others rose to put out the winter. At the end, one of the characters told a sister, “My love isn’t fragile.” She had run off and left him behind. Instead of feeling left out, alone, or abandoned, he responded…