You may wonder how a Mom could put blessings and a child’s mental illness in the same sentence. I thought that, too, until it had become apparent that I had changed for the better through my experience with my children’s mental health challenges. Let me make it clear; I am by no means saying mental…
Maintaining a thankful heart can be challenging in today’s tumultuous world. Practicing gratitude can feel like an impossible task when faced with overwhelming circumstances. However, learning how to embrace gratitude in the midst of the unexpected will not only be helpful—it is essential to our well-being!
Are you finding it hard to embrace thankfulness in this season of your life? Is your life riddled with pain, loss, and challenges – making it difficult to see anything worthy of praise? Maybe it has left you pondering: why embrace gratitude in the midst of the unexpected? I have been there too. Discover ten…
Sometimes life turns upside down in a mere moment, and we are met with intense pain. Other times it comes on like a slow leak which continually drips. We step into a new world we never anticipated riddled with hurt, frustration, and hard stuff to persevere through. We may know “God’s Got This,” yet…
When you do not know how to help, what do you do? We are a family impacted by mental illness. It came like a thief in the night, robbing us of all normalcy and turning our lives upside down. We had no idea what hit us. Many friends walked away out of fear or not…
I am no foreigner to judgments heaped upon those who live in the midst of mental illness. For the last 14 years, I have been in the trenches with people and their families who struggle. It always grieves my heart to hear people judging others when they have absolutely no understanding of what it…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month & Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month This page highlights, our favorites on the topic of mental health awareness. You will find resources, organizations, and things that have been helpful on our journey. Please keep checking back for additional items. NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness offers a class…
When you don’t like your reality, do you ever find yourself squeezing your eyes shut so tightly you wonder if they might pop out? Or clench your hands with such intensity the force leaves indentations on your palms? All the while – wishing, hoping, praying—life could be different. When life is difficult, do you know…
Have you ever been blindsided by unforeseen challenges? Those moments when pain, fear, and uncertainty hit you like a tidal wave, leaving you wondering if you will survive. The life you once knew suddenly becomes a distant memory, and the unexpected burdens threaten to destroy everything in their path. How will you find the strength…
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