When I started Chasing Hard Podcast, it was a choosing-to-obey-the-hard-call kind of thing. Chasing hard after God can mean chasing after hard things. Not that we go looking for hard things, they usually find us and when they do, we get to choose to obey the hard call. Talking with Samantha Ortiz was an obey … Read more
I was excited to connect with Jennifer Cole on Chasing Hard Podcast. We talked a lot about betrayal trauma. “Jennifer has extensive training and has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists (APSATS). She is an Energy Leadership Index: tm:️ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and is also … Read more
I became a mother for the first time thirty-three years ago today. I’m not going down the how-did-that-happen-so-quickly path. It happens. My daughter had some issues early on, some that had a diagnosis, and some that didn’t. Developmental delay was thrown around a lot so we’ll go with that. I was thanking God for allowing … Read more
Living Unscathed It’s like a mirage, an oasis in a dry desert land, this promise of fulfillment and the quenching of your parched, never-ending thirst. It’s an empty hope. a false pledge for a better life, a new beginning with a new person. A new family even? This place-the place of hoping for a different … Read more
“Loneliness is such a sad affair, and I can hardly wait to be with you again.” Those are some lyrics to the hit song Superstar by The Carpenters that was released in 1971. I was reminded of those words today as I listened to Kyle Idleman talk about loneliness in his sermon called Proximity Principle//One … Read more
I came across this post I wrote on another blog I have, Not A Perfect Life, and I wanted to share it here. Although it has been two years since I turned 60 the words still resonate. Today is my last day being 59 years old. I guess it’s only natural that I am feeling … Read more
“Even when I don’t believe, I still believe”. That’s a line from the song (and movie) by Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe. I’ve heard the line in that song like a gazillion times. but I finally heard it while watching the movie. Of course, there is a scripture in the New Testament that says the same thing in … Read more
I was going through some old stuff, all the things you keep that make up a growing family. I was throwing things away that didn’t seem to matter anymore and dividing the things that appeared to in piles for each family member to look at and decide if they wanted to keep what was rightfully theirs. … Read more
What a difference a day makes. Or two or three… The Usual The alarm went off at the usual time Saturday morning. I like to stay pretty consistent in my going-to-bed and getting-up life, and this particular Saturday was no different. Except it was. I knew before I told Siri to reset my alarm for … Read more
