Have you ever felt like you are standing in the fire? Like everywhere you turn, you just keep getting burned? Or maybe you feel like you are drowning, thick clouds pouring unrelenting water from above while the waves below try their best to drag you under. I know the...
“How did I get here?” It’s a question many of us have asked ourselves in troubling times. When I asked myself this question, I was heartbroken, in tears daily, and riddled with anxiety. Each day was filled with pain and grief that grew stronger with every...
Just like most people, I have always dreamt of being loved unconditionally. I wanted to be loved despite all of my flaws, mood swings, and weaknesses. I wanted to feel accepted without judgment. I hoped to find people that would choose to stay with me, even on my...
Join the conversation as I chat with Shannon Lorraine McCoy about keeping the faith despite rejection. Shannon does not hold back as she candidly shares her experience in an abusive relationship that caused deep emotional wounds, her current struggle with PTSD, and the hope she has because of Christ.
Join the conversation as I talk with my friend, Kelsey Bayne, about keeping the faith despite heartbreak. By walking through painful relationships that ended and tough experiences over the last few years, Kelsey has learned more about who God is and who she is as a...
It was a Monday morning when I was in eighth grade. I was homeschooled, and every day I would wake up, get dressed, and go upstairs to eat breakfast with my mom and my siblings. On this day, from the moment I woke up, I noticed that my head hurt. I hadn’t experienced any injuries or hit my head on anything recently, so I had no idea why my head was hurting. At first, I just took it easy and tried ibuprofen, but it didn’t help. Before I knew it, I was counting the days, then months, then years I had been in pain.
https://youtu.be/46DFX0cnLfY Kayla Andersen is a writer and speaker from Illinois. After living the city life in downtown Chicago, she moved south with her family to plant a church in southern Illinois, right outside St. Louis. Kayla has faced her fair share of...
If you were to have asked me five years ago if I struggled with anxiety, I honestly don’t know how I would have answered that question. I knew that I had tendencies towards worry and nervous habits, but I didn’t realize until college just how much apart of my life these tendencies were.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden." Matthew 5:14 I've walked through seasons of hardship and heaviness before, but this is a darkness I did not even know to fear. Governments are overwhelmed, stores are closing, schools are...