Good Grief: Healing Well After Loss
Grief is love with nowhere to go ( I first heard this on WandaVision). But when we allow healing to take place, we find that love transforms. It moves from pain to remembrance, from longing to gratitude, from loss to a deep assurance that our loved ones are never truly gone.
Thirst Trap vs. Living Water
We all know a thirst trap when we see one. That perfectly lit selfie, the casual-yet-calculated pose, the “just woke up like this” look that took a suspiciously long time. And let’s be real — sometimes it’s fun to indulge in a little external validation. Who among us doesn’t get a small dopamine hit from a well-placed fire emoji in the comments?
But the real thirst trap? Thinking those fleeting moments of admiration will actually satisfy us.
Love is an Action
Do you believe in second chances? Our God sure does, and I have personal experience to back that up. Sometimes it is hard to know, and even accept this truth because we can mess up so bad or take umbrage with the “hand we’ve been dealt” because it doesn’t seem fair. It feels like there is no way our messes can actually be redeemed or restored. But God is in the redemption and restoration business.
Come Out of Hiding to Live as Your God-Given, Essential Self
While popular culture will tell us to “live your truth” and “trust your gut,” neither strategy brings us into contact with our essential, God-given identity.
But what does it mean to be our essential self?
Join Dr Merry C. Lin to uncover your essential self and learn what it requires to begin your transformation!
NEW YEAR; NEW YOU. Making all things new.
Do you believe in second chances? Our God sure does, and I have personal experience to back that up. Sometimes it is hard to know, and even accept this truth because we can mess up so bad or take umbrage with the “hand we’ve been dealt” because it doesn’t seem fair. It feels like there is no way our messes can actually be redeemed or restored. But God is in the redemption and restoration business.
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I could tell by the look on my husband's face that something was very wrong. Still holding the carton of milk and bottle of Tide he shared that he had been having an affair
The Opportunity of Betrayal; Deepening Faith
I could tell by the look on my husband's face that something was very wrong. Still holding the carton of milk and bottle of Tide he shared that he had been having an affair
Life Happened To Me
I lived a pretty charmed, typical suburban life. Deciding at a young age that I had dreams and goals. I was going to see the world, have a career in the fashion industry, live in California, marry an incredible man, and have a few kids? Sure why not! Live in a cozy beach house and maybe even own a vineyard! Then… life happened.
Written by: STEPHANIE ROURKE JACKSON