This made me smile. No matter my age or stage, He’s still carrying me. #FaithInTheFog #dailyinspiration #carried

This made me smile. No matter my age or stage, He’s still carrying me. #FaithInTheFog #dailyinspiration #carried

There was a season in my life when I thought hope had to feel certain to count. Confident. Forward-looking. Almost cheerful.If I didn’t feel hopeful, I assumed I wasn’t doing it right. But over time, I’ve learned something different. Hope doesn’t always arrive with clarity. Sometimes it shows up quietly—without words, without plans, without confidence….
Father’s Day is sometimes difficult for me. Most years I ignore the multitude of Father’s Day posts that fill my social media News Feed, but some years, the words of praise and love bring tears of sorrow and anger to my heart.
The intensity of the emotion surprises me because I forgave my father years ago. Today, I want to revisit a post I wrote a few years ago. Perhaps my words will comfort other survivors who struggle with the celebrating Father’s Day.
The sonnets in my memoir provide respite to the reader as they navigate my accounts of the pain I endured as a child. The sonnet below is placed at a critical transition between my childhood and leaving for college. My words convey hope, empathy for the child who fears the future. The poem reminds the child within that Jesus never leaves her and she can still find comfort and strength by holding on to Him.
When I read this today, I felt permission to rest instead of striving. #FaithInTheFog #dailyinspiration #carried
Reading this today reminds me that God has been present right in the middle of things, not waiting until life felt settled. #FaithInTheFog #dailyinspiration #traumarecovery #GoodnessOfGod
I don’t read this as harsh. I read it as relief. My inconsistency doesn’t move Him. His faithfulness isn’t reacting to me. #stillhere #traumarecovery #FaithInTheFog #dailyinspiration
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