Numb. Do you ever just feel numb? Lately, there has been an abundance of bad news in our family. It seems like every day there is one more bad surprise. Some days I just can’t process it all. I escape into numbness. This is a normal response to pain. We protect ourselves by walling off…
Tag: peace
Where to Run
Were you ever ‘blown out of the water’ by unwelcome news? Blindsided by something unexpected? Where do you turn in the moments and days following when your brain works overtime conjuring “what if”s? When your last thought before sleep and first thought upon awakening is sad and fearful how do you redirect? When you feel…
Nine Ways God Helps Us Overcome Worry
I let one particular worry throw a dark cloud on my thoughts at least once every day. The dread that this worry brings makes my stomach twist. But I’m learning to identify the source of this worry. This isn’t God’s voice. This fear-mongering is from my soul’s enemy who hates me and wants to…
Looking Back
Six and a half hours of driving in the wrong direction. North instead of south. That’s what two of my cousins did to deliver a precious-to-me cargo. They had been visiting another of our cousins when she offered to give up some of the keepsake furniture from our grandmother. They knew I’d like to have…