I am Afraid...but I don't want to be... Recently I logged on to Anne Jackson's blog and read an old post titled "Are You Afraid to be Amazing?" Anne's blog is wonderful and if you would like to check it out, you can click here. Here's the excerpt from Anne's post that got my attention: I wish I had [...]
Category: When Church Hurts
Who’s Looking out for You?
I've recently been asked why it has taken me this long to share openly about the spiritual abuse that Barry and I endured years ago. Simply said...we were still under the impression that we were to cover the leaders that abused us and misused their authority in our life. For us to speak up and [...]
Barry’s Post
Storms reveal the god we serve. My god was clearly people; specifically pastors and leaders I served in my mid and late 20's. But, really...it came down to ME. As a young man learning what it was to be a husband and minister, I was more often scared than confident. When it came to confronting what I knew to be [...]
On The Path Toward Healing
A friend of mine is an AMAZING artist and she just posted this painting on Facebook today. Once I saw it, I knew I needed to share it with everyone...especially those that are hurting. All of her work is inspiring because she has used painting as an avenue of healing in her own life. Feel free to [...]
Here’s the Issue
This post will go deep very quickly...hang on folks. 🙂 I sat teary eyed last week, talking about my blog. I realize between my last post and this one...you all probably think I'm just a mess. Well, I'll help you out. I am and I'm not afraid to admit it. I have issues too...just putting [...]
Wrestle vs. Run
"Babe, you've wrestled with God a number of times in your life...but you never ran away from Him." I looked up to see Barry smiling in my direction as he spoke. I was slightly downcast, feeling as though my blog has become an absolute beast. 🙂 I never really intended for this to be more than [...]
Day 1…Again
I love the phrase "Back to the Basics." That is used all the time around our house. Whenever we feel the busyness of life taking over we simply remind ourselves of this powerful phrase. The other night after youth group Barry and I sat and talked for a couple of hours. It was fun and so [...]
Truth Without Walls
Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about my blog. As some of you know I started a page on my blog titled My Story. It recalls the time that Barry and I spent on a church staff years ago. That was a very difficult time in our life, marriage and ministry. We whole heartedly [...]
Renewing My Mind
Have you ever had to take inventory of your life? Ugh, it's such a pain in the butt. I know none of us are perfect, and it certainly makes it difficult when we begin the process of sifting through old habits, hurts, mentalities and actions. It seems like all the bad stuff just suddenly emerges [...]
Heartache to Healing
Update: The My Story Page is no longer password protected. Thanks - Jana Over the last week, I've corresponded with a number of people regarding a new page on my blog. It's titled My Story... To be perfectly honest it should be called Our Story because so many people I know can relate. I wish [...]
