healing
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Making Room: Clearing Clutter to Restore Joy
The end of the year always seems to invite reflection—and for me, it also invites a good, honest purge. Not just of physical clutter, but of emotional and mental clutter as well. This month, I’ve been letting go of things that are no longer helpful or life-giving. Some of that looked very practical: releasing books I’ve already…
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Our Mask of Criticism: What Our Judging Hearts Are Really Trying to Hide
Criticism of others is often a mask. A shield. A hiding place. Not from others—but from ourselves.
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On the Other Side of Trauma… Your Calling Often Waits
Every time I sit with someone in prayer through a place of deep trauma, I notice a pattern.A holy one.A hopeful one. Their calling is often waiting on the other side of their pain. Again and again, when a woman invites Jesus into the darkest places of her story, something breathtaking happens: The very area…
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How to Navigate Controlling People and Places?
How do you navigate a controlling person, family, or community? It’s a question many of us wrestle with—and it can feel overwhelming. Control is heavy. It’s stifling. And often, it leaves us feeling powerless. But here’s a perspective that changes everything: See the controlling person not as a monster, but as a scared child.
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Worn Out?
This morning, I hopped on a Zoom with our Coaches to pray for each other and found myself reading over them a portion of Isaiah 40 in The Passion Translation. And wow… what a timely passage for this season as we lead women around the world.
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Who Needs a Hug?
This comforting theme continues… This morning, I sat with my Bible open, coffee in hand, the quiet stillness wrapping around me—and then men and women warriors in addiction recovery who I once met and ministered to in Georgia came to my mind. It wasn’t just a fleeting thought. It was a sense. A holy pause.…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 