The past year has been rough for me. For those of you who don't know, I went through a break up. The beginning of the year was spent grieving the loss of the love of my life, his wonderful family, and all my dreams for our future. It really was a loss, because I handle break ups by pretending that person doesn't exist — completely exiling them from my life. It's a defense mechanism I use. It's the only way I know how to diminish the pain — even if it's just a little bit. I kept praying for God to make my feelings for him fade, but it was a prayer God never answered. I prayed for healing, Continue Reading
When You’re in a Drought: Let It Rain. Let It Pour.
If you live anywhere in the Midwest of America, you are probably experiencing a drought. At least where I live we are. The last time I remember having a real rain was about three months ago. So everything here is very dry, and the plants aren't growing much. In fact, I have a hay field right next to my house. The first time the farmers baled the hay from that field, they got 11 bales. They cut and baled it again this past week, and they only got one bale out of it. That's a huge difference. I'm sure it doesn't help that we've had temperatures in the 100's. Talk about hot! My county just Continue Reading