Tag: Growth
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The Holy Spirit- Two Years Later
So much has changed in the last two years, and yet so much hasn’t. I accidentally started a Bible study group with two women I was in AA with years ago (I suppose this is one of the last positive experiences to come from my attachment to social media). I replied to a Facebook post…
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A New Year, the Same Me?
Ok, so I don’t go back and read what I have written in the past on this blog, because I’m a bit terrified to think that I am still struggling with the same issues I was ready to tackle then. I know anger still causes me harm and that I still struggle with intimacy with…
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Obedience and Revelation
Or Miracles are for Today It’s been a while since I drank. I’m not holding onto a sobriety date, because I know in my heart that it will be an idol, a date that I will associate with my own power to stay away from alcohol, rather than a date that I will associate with…
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Words
I have spent months without writing a single thought down on this blog. I put the whole project on the shelf and went on with my life. Honestly, I scarcely missed it, but I also know that God has given me words to share… and this is probably the only place that I have the…
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This is Life Outside the Garden.
Life outside the garden means that I am living each day in a broken world. We’re not in Eden anymore… But I am a child of God, and that means I have victories through Him. It means that there will be good and bad, and that I will experience both until the day He takes…
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Why does alcohol still call my name?
I have a love/hate relationship with alcohol. I love how it changes the way I feel, but I hate the consequences of my drinking. I no longer drink and drive, and I cannot say exactly why that is, suffice it to say that I do not drink in places where driving home is a possibility…
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Can You Testify from the Darkness?
My life is a testimony of God. Today isn’t as dark as it has been often of late… but there was spiritual warfare yesterday on my behalf. If I am going to be held in bondage to my mental health, I am no longer going to be held in bondage of the fear and shame…
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Low-Key Freedom
Listen, I’m not sure what happened to May and June, but happy Independence Day, y’all. I live in Central Texas, which can be found directly Northwest of Holy Hell, and Southeast of Satan’s Sauna. It’s freaking hot, people. Tomorrow begins the traditional festivities of the 4th of July in the Highland Lakes, where people show…
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Toddlers are the Best. Ever.
G is testing all the limits these days. He managed to squeeze between the stair rails and sneak past the baby gate to get downstairs today. Twice before we were sure how he did it. He’s a quick one. He hasn’t outsmarted zip ties yet, though. I wonder if God feels that way about me…
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The Slow Fast
It’s an hour until midnight. Tomorrow will be one month since I said I would study and then try a fast. Guess what? Barring a Holy Spirit moment mid-writing, I am not going to make that happen in my original timeline. I certainly will not be studied on the subject to the extent I had…
Chelsea Finds Jesus 