On holidays like Christmas, it can be so hard to look at Facebook and see one family picture after another – every family seemingly so happy and joyful being together. It is easy to think this is all as real and happy as it appears on Facebook. But is it really? Is this really reality? The truth is that it isn’t. Facebook is not really a place where people are transparent and show their lives as they really are. This Christmas hit me hard yesterday as I attended one of the Christmas Eve services at my church in Northern Virginia. Up until the service, the holidays had been okay for…
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Pain is a small word that packs a big “punch.” It conjures up so many feelings, thoughts, and emotions in people. I found this excellent definition (medicinenet.com): Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components. The physical part of pain results from nerve stimulation. Pain may be contained to a discrete area, as in an injury, or it can be more diffuse, as in disorders like fibromyalgia. Pain is mediated by specific nerve fibers that carry the pain impulses to the brain where their conscious appreciation may be modified by many factors. In general, people associate pain with something…
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Have you ever wondered what it really means to be “laid waste” by something? It means to be devastated, ruined, wasted, crushed, and overwhelmed. This Christmas I am absolutely laid waste at the manger by the love, mercy, grace, and tenderness of my Savior Jesus! It is so overwhelming, all I can do is cry. This blog is for anyone needing hope, peace, encouragement, joy or purpose and anyone struggling with addictions, self-hatred, hopelessness, anxiety, depression, or lack of purpose. There once was a little girl who grew up in a semi-Christian home – her family was always at church, but at home it was a very abusive dysfunctional…
