This word sits heavy with me at this time. Disappointment can sit heavy in our hearts for a multitude of reasons. For me, disappointment sits heavy in my heart because of expectations, hope and as the dictionary defines- emotional dissatisfaction caused by a gap between expectations and reality. Expectations in humans, in myself, and in…Read more »
Tag: hard truths
The Season of Lament is Finally Lifting
This year my hope was to write more. This blog is mostly for myself. With all that has felt chaotic and rambled inside me, I had hope I could start to unpack by writing and gaining clarity along the way. As my word for this year has been listening, I realize, maybe, I’ve been listening…Read more »
A Lenten Season of Lament
Reading over my last post and thinking about my state of mind, body and spirit in this year alone, 3 months in, lament appears to be a theme. I believe anger walks alongside lament, many times hand in hand. Deep feelings and woundings can be greatly felt in these moments, and I am choosing to…Read more »
End of the Innocence
I’m rounding out year 42, and what an unexpected year it has been. I had a mammogram on my 42 birthday that monumentally changed my life and my body. Not only being diagnosed with cancer, having a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, I also gained incredible clarity about the second half of my life. I am…Read more »