It was 2:00 a.m. and I was being woken up yet again. This time it wasn’t my 18-month-old. My 5-year-old needed to use the bathroom. I helped him wash his hands and tucked him back into his bed. 30 minutes later I heard him laughing and talking to himself loudly in his room. I heard… Read More Adrienne’s Story: Contentment in Parenting
Eight years ago, I slowly lost all of my ability to hear. During this loss my heart grew very fearful about many things. Quite understandably, I developed a very real fear of the dark. When the sun went down or the lights went off, I couldn’t see anything or hear anything — I was instantly… Read More Kari’s Story: Fearing the Darkness
Anxiety has tormented me since I was a child. Though I was never fully aware of what my thoughts and feelings meant until my college years, I always knew something was “wrong.” Rarely were my panic attacks linked to trauma or “reasonable” fears; no, my life was going well. This made it seem all the… Read More Meredith’s Story: Suffering from Panic Attacks
I lost my job a while ago due to a merger, and though I knew it was coming, I was still angry and upset at my employer. I liked my job and the people with whom I worked. It certainly wasn’t a perfect job, but it was close to home and provided income to our… Read More Kristie’s Story: Losing My Job
When I left my job at a Christian college to take a position at a major retailer’s corporate office, I knew I was leaving the comfort of a close-knit, Christian community. But, I also knew I wanted to work in a place where I would have more opportunities to share the Gospel. I didn’t consider… Read More Clarissa’s Story: The Pull of Gossip