Tag: Trust
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From Trauma to Triumph: The Process in Progress
Trauma comes in many forms. Some experience trauma at an early age. Others may experience trauma later in life. At some point in life most people will encounter, or experience some level of trauma. Trauma is defined as an emotional response to a terrible event. Understanding what trauma, or how it is defined, was interesting…
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Letting Go
Letting go can sometimes be hard to do. I remember when I was packing to move across the country, I found there was so much “stuff” I had. Realistically, I knew I could not take it all with me. I knew I had to let go of some things, no matter how much I wanted…
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Lights! Camera! Action
The stage is set.,the rehearsals are over, actors are in place . The director is in place, and the countdown has begun. 3…2…1….action. From start to finish, the actors play their roles flawlessly. At the final scene, lights fade, and the director yells “Cut. That’s a wrap. Great job people.” Everyone leaves and returns to…
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What Does It Cost? What is it Worth?
Purging is sometimes difficult to do. How many times have we opened our closet, discovered it packed to the brim, and said: “I have nothing to wear!” Perhaps we look in our cabinets, freezer, pantry, and say “There is nothing here to eat!” How about the statement: “Wow! Where did this come from?” or “Wow!…
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Getting Back On Track…part 2
So in my last post, Getting Back On Track, I talked about how I made a “wrong turn” on this journey. Now, you would think I would have immediately recognized the shift. After all, clothes may fit a little tighter than before, but we blame that dryer for shrinking our clothes. The stairs I used…
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Show and Tell
There is a phrase that many of us are familiar with: “I can show you better than I can tell you.” Now this phrase may bring chills to some, as it may have been said by a parent, but in reality, many of us want the demonstration, and not just words. The phrase “I love…
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Unexpected Delay
“Traffic reported ahead!” These are words we are all familiar with. Here we are, riding in the car, on our way to our destination. Suddenly, those dreaded words: “Traffic reported ahead.” We are now looking at a sea of red! Brake lights are in front of us. The map on Waze turns red. We are now stuck in traffic. Traffic is a nightmare. No one really likes it. Why? Because it generally causes us to sit and wait. The…
Abiding in His Presence 