Tag: Spiritual
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The weight on my shoulders: An open letter
As I lay here at 5am, wide awake, laying on my couch at one end and my son protectively asleep at the other. I can hear his gentle snores gravitating from under his blanket. I feel the fan gently blowing on me as it occilates back and forth, back and forth. The house is quiet,…
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The Crushing: Trusting God in Your Suffering w/Guest JeJuan Smith
In the second episode of The Crushing: Trusting God in Your Suffering series on the Devoted to Her podcast, I sit down with my dear friend Jejuan Smith, a mighty man of God who shares his journey of trusting God after losing his eyesight. Rather than focusing on loss, Jejuan speaks from a place of faith, surrender, and deep trust…
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From Trauma to Wholeness: Why I Wrote My Book | Book Excerpt
I finally did the thing I once believed I would never do—I wrote a book about my life. A book about the trauma I’ve endured, the pain I’ve carried, and the things I’ve overcome. Putting your deepest wounds onto paper for the world to read is not easy. It means exposing your most vulnerable moments…
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The Crushing: Trusting God in Your Suffering
There are seasons in life that don’t just stretch us—they press us. Seasons where faith feels fragile, prayers feel unanswered, and trusting God becomes less of a declaration and more of a daily decision. In the Christian faith, this season is often called the crushing. The crushing is where everything familiar feels stripped away. It’s…
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Life Lessons In My Garden
Before I went in for surgery my mind was all over the place and filled with negative thoughts. I needed to quiet my mind. So, to have something positive to focus on I started a small container garden. I enjoy tending to and nurturing something then being able to eat what grows. I watched my…
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