Seeking, Not Fearing, Glory
Over the past few weeks every time I bump into Christmas décor at the stores, I have to catch a sob, while my eyes well up. This is not new. Every year for the past 8 years I feel more homesick at Christmas than any other time of year. For 28 years I experienced a […]
Do It Scared
As a little girl on a Nebraska farm, I was terrified at night of deer. I’m not joking. This was the beginning of a life marked by anxiety. I asked my parents every night over and over if the doors were locked because I was afraid bad guys would come in and kidnap me. I […]
Finding Life in the Tension
A couple months ago I was diagnosed with PTSD. I didn’t want to accept it. I wanted to be stronger than that. I wanted more faith than that. But the body doesn’t lie. The mind can creatively form narratives that protect us from the truth, but the body remembers what it has experienced. My breath […]