I am a little proud of myself Today. I remembered how trauma once kept me in a state of freeze. I could not complete even the smallest task without feeling completely overwhelmed. Something as ordinary as writing a check to pay a bill or going to the DMV could feel impossible. My mind might have…
Category: Day’s Journey
Independence Day: 250th Anniversary
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your Freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.Galatians 5:13 NIVhttps://galatians.bible/galatians-5-13 Today, as I reflect on our 250th Anniversary, I think about the Men and Women who laid down their lives for our Freedom. I am humbled…
The Little Girl I Almost Silenced
A Day’s Journey Reflection Had I not walked through this valley, I might have passed by the wounded little girl inside me again. For years, I had learned to push her away. Her pain felt too heavy. Her cries felt inconvenient. Her need for justice seemed dangerous because others had often called it selfishness, pride,…
Day’s Journey Youth: Elizabeth in the Hidden Place
A Day’s Journey Youth Reflection Elizabeth had found a place behind the old school auditorium where almost no one went. There was a narrow hallway near the storage rooms, dimly lit and quiet. Whenever the noise of school became too much, whenever someone misunderstood her, or whenever the weight of old memories became unbearable, she…
Others Called Me by Shame; Jesus Called My Name
A Day’s Journey Reflection I was deeply encouraged by the story of the woman who had been bent over for eighteen years. Jesus saw her. He did not accuse her of seeking attention. He did not assume she wanted approval. He did not condemn her for the way years of suffering had shaped her posture….
Bent by Shame
When Jesus Calls the Bent-Over Woman Forward Scripture Anchor:“When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, ‘Woman, you are freed from your disability.’”— Luke 13:12 Some wounds bend the body, and others bend the soul. In Luke 13, Jesus saw a woman who had been bent over for eighteen years. Scripture…
When the Great Physician Presses the Wound
A Day’s Journey Reflection Before the conversation ever unfolded, I sensed the Holy Spirit showing me an image. It was like a doctor examining an internal wound. He gently pressed on a tender place and asked, “Does this hurt?” The pressure did not create the wound. The pressure revealed where the wound already was. That…
When God Sends One Who Stays
A Day’s Journey Reflection for Wounded Mothers and Fathers There are moments when rejection does not simply disappoint us; it reaches into an old wound and pulls the pain back to the surface. We may tell ourselves we are stronger now. We may remind ourselves that we have survived harder things. We may even know…
My Second Birthday: Born Again, Again
Not by Might, Nor by Power Tomorrow, June 29th, is my second birthday. It marks a new life without addiction. I will not name the kind of addiction, because some testimonies are meant to be shared with wisdom and covering. I have had many battles over the years, and by the power of the Holy…