This week the #MeToo movement has merged with the #NoMore movement and the conversation continues with what we will no longer tolerate. Interestingly enough, I have been putting myself through a ‘reboot’ of inventorying who I am, what I stand for, what I want and what I will and won’t tolerate. Essentially this is exactly [...]
Fight, flight or freeze. This is a concept we speak of often at Hopeful Hearts Ministry because 99% of us who have undergone some sense of traumatic event have carried a hefty bag of shame across our shoulders for years because we didn’t fight or run. Only in the past decade has the truth to [...]
Above my desk I have a sign that had hung in the original office before the hurricane, it was high enough we were able to save it, and it reads: Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. ~ James 4:8 I'm a visual person so when I read this sign I [...]
The anxiety still exists when I'm sitting down to write a blog. If you've followed me for the last 10+ years you know I'm very transparent in my writing and I won't allow that to stop. In full disclosure, lately the reason I can't sit down to write is because I battle with content. So [...]
The holidays can be a very difficult time for survivors of abuse. Many have been abused by relatives and this is a time that emphasizes family togetherness, goodwill and good cheer. I've known many survivors who have been forced to 'drink and be merry' sitting next to the person who abused them as a child [...]
My HOPE for Christmas is to soak in the LOVE of Christ through my family and friends. Call me to share a glass of vino and conversation and you'll be making my Christmas wish come true. I look ahead to 2018 and I am encouraged by the HOPE that resides within the very thread of [...]
Not sure how to catch everyone up. I did a reflection for a bible study on the Gospel of John last week that I was not able to deliver ... in the reflection I mentioned how I felt we should be studying Job as it seems that is what my life is currently mimicking at [...]
God Sees Something in You that You Don’t See in Yourself BY NAN BROWN SELF In the Roots of Unforgiveness chapter in Forgiveness: Making Space for Grace, I have written about the righteous root in my family, my grandmother Grace. She reflected Christ’s character; she was joyful in her faith and she was a grateful [...]
Nine days ago I was rescued by boat from my front porch, and it's been a Hurricane Harvey ride every since. In the beginning we did not feel this small hurricane would be an issue for us in Houston. It was set to hit Corpus Christi dead on which is 4 hours west of us. [...]
*Guest Post* We are born into this world with our first breath and we leave this world with our last breath. The space in between these two breaths is our journey on Earth. The quality of our journey is impacted by many factors including the quality of our breath. The breath nourishes our body and [...]
