Posts Tagged ‘healing’
Storied Journey
I love hearing stories of how people got to where they are today. There are twists and turns in most folk’s journey that they didn’t see coming – sickness, broken relationships, career change, car accidents – the list can be long. I sometimes reflect and think that if weren’t for some of the bad things…
Read MoreThe Big Reveal & Forgiveness Factor
The concept of forgiveness has been around as long as we human being have been on the earth. We are always doing things to one another that hurts or offends one another. The things we do to one another are sometimes really big and hurt deep in our soul. There are other things that are…
Read MorePunishment Then Restoration
I remember as a kid being punished by my parents. I remember spankings when I had really screwed up. I also remember being sent to my room prior to my punishment and then the old “disappointed in you” talk. That was sometimes more painful than the “board of education applied to the seat of understanding”!…
Read MoreHealing & Restoration
I’ve known people who have been in major car accidents and have multiple bone fractures and lacerations that put them in the hospital for several weeks or months. They and their doctors often have to make decisions about which injury is the priority. On the other hand, some small wounds appear to heal overnight. A…
Read MoreDeep Wounds
I am not afraid of blood. I recently had a minor altercation with a bar sticking out about head height while I was cutting grass with a riding lawn mower. When I hit the pipe, it about knocked me off the mower. After stopping to assess the damage, I didn’t feel blood, so I finished…
Read MoreShattered
I have felt like my life was shattered before. I have had my heart broken too many times. I have survived being fired with a 3-week-old baby. I have survived divorce after 11 years and 3 beautiful kids. I have survived my son being diagnosed with cancer and surviving open chest surgery to remove the…
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