Today I’m sharing a guest post from Amber Lia, coauthor of Triggers, Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses (affiliate link). I got to read a pre-release copy of Triggers, and it’s an excellent resource for any mom who feels out-of-control with her emotions but wants to show God’s love and patience with their children instead. I hope you enjoy this post! …
When You Have Nothing to Give God
I paced the living room, trying to avoid the pantry and the fridge since I’ve learned they don’t really comfort me anyway. But this restlessness inside… I didn’t know what to do with it. There was a tightness in my chest, like the feeling I get when I should be working but I’m lingering on social media, a sense of …
Jesus Is Not Ashamed of You
There I lay, on my side, curled up as tightly as I could, facing the wall. I had stuffed a pillow in my mouth and willed the sobs to quiet down so my roommate couldn’t hear me. This was the first time I could remember being truly broken over my sin. Pride shattered, I grappled with my own dark heart and …
What To Do When You Long to Escape Reality:: Abiding in Christ {Day 17}
I have no words. I long for those days, when the Spirit moved me freely, when the words sprung up from deep within, like a fountain refusing to be stopped, giving healing and life to those who read. But I feel tired. Wiped out. Like there’s nothing left. And I try to quiet the longing, to pretend there’s nothing wrong. …