The Little Foxes

I have learned the hard way. Foxes will stalk their prey for days...weeks even. They study their habits. They learn the weaknesses of their prey. See a fox - scare it away - it will return. You must catch it. You must eliminate it. Or it will kill. A single fox can take out an...

The Joy of the Lord Is My Strength

Written by Casey Johnson   Joy. We sing about joy often. Joy to the World. Ode to Joy. I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy.  These are a few examples.  We talk about joy. But what does joy mean? Many misunderstand that joy=happiness and happiness=joy. Sadly, with this misunderstanding many good people miss a wonderful gift...

Shame

Written by Ayla S.   The eyes are the window to your soul.    I never quite grasped the precision of this well known statement, until a rather solemn moment with my chiropractor two years ago.  I had been seeing him for about four years at the time.  He was undergoing his routine procedure of...

The Things That Were Meant For Evil…

Written by Judith A Cruz-Vazquez   By most accounts myself and my children should have been added to the list of statistics. I came from an abusive background, on all levels. I didn’t get help and as I got older I immersed myself in extremely destructive lifestyle choices. I was a teen run away, involved in...

Broken Vessel of Honor (Paula Mosher Wallace)

"So I cry out to God for healing, for fixing me, for help. And He met me in His faithfulness. He came into my life and started healing and redeeming. I reached out for help and He started giving me that wholeness, but I would look in the mirror and I would still see that...

Healing From Abuse Is a Painful Process

Written by Trudy Den Hoed   After writing the post that celebrated the resurrection of Jesus, such joy and peace flooded the depths of my soul. It was confirmed to my heart that Jesus is truly alive yet today, He is always with us, and He will get us through anything. I felt that with my...

Writers Needed for New Blog Series (self-esteem & food-related issues)

  Most of us here know personally the feeling of brokenness. Whether this is something we have dealt with in the past and overcame, or something that we are still battling.   One major struggle of so many people involves issues with food. Whether overeating, binging and purging, or not eating at all. Often our...