Relationships can be so delicate, beautiful, heart-wrenching, and life giving all at the same time.
Author: aprincessinprocess
Forgiveness
Forgiveness: To excuse for a fault or an offense; Pardon. To renounce anger or resentment against.
Importance of Community
Community – A group of people living together in one place, especially one practicing common ownership.
“It is not good for Man to be alone…” Genesis 2:18
“Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.” Romans 12:9-10 Continue reading “Importance of Community”
Attitude
Attitude – An outward expression of an inward feeling or opinion. A settled way of thinking or feeling, typically reflected in a person’s behavior.
Our Attitude is the one thing we can always have control over… Continue reading “Attitude”
Blueprinting Our Lives…in the midst of grief
“When we experience loss we are confronted with a profound challenge. We can either give up or grow from the experience. We can succumb to adversity or use adversity to transform our lives”
Continue reading “Blueprinting Our Lives…in the midst of grief”
Change
Change – The act or instance of making or becoming different due to an influence.
It is important to recognize our role in change. Change occurs because of a person or event that is influential in our lives. We can cause change through relationships, prayer, advocacy, and choices.
We must become more aware of how our responses to events and other people have changed and can change our lives. Continue reading “Change”
Anger & Regret
Anger: A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure and hostility Continue reading “Anger & Regret”
Understanding Grief
Grief is difficult to understand. It appears as a thief, an enemy, a giant. I am not sure we can say it ever leaves. It is not a task to accomplish or surmount, neither is it a phase to get through. Grieving is a journey, sometimes a lifelong process. Though grief might first enter like unwelcomed company, it will eventually become your ally. Teaching you, growing you, even nurturing you. If grief is handled in the appropriate way, it can be a beautiful instrument of healing. Continue reading “Understanding Grief”
Not Broken nor Bent – Choosing How Disappointment Shapes Us
I settle into the place of silence. With the Maker. Love, Himself.
I find myself dragging. Dragging in my thoughts, dragging in my chores, dragging at the gym, dragging in my relationships. This season has been exhausting. Disappointing. Rushed. Continue reading “Not Broken nor Bent – Choosing How Disappointment Shapes Us”
Mentioning the Unmentionable: the eating disorder.
*This was originally published anonymously in 2013 when I decided to share this journey in the blog world. Now, in 2016, I am sharing publicly to those I know and don’t know in hopes that it will provide a springboard of healing to those who find themselves on a similar path*
I want to begin by saying it’s hard for me to disclose this process. It sort of “goes against the grain” of society to reveal such brokenness before finding healing and breakthrough. I have found through experience that sometimes disclosing myself in process can compromise my qualifications to teach, to lead, and to contribute to community in the ways I feel called. Nonetheless, here I go…
Continue reading “Mentioning the Unmentionable: the eating disorder.”
Living Uncovered 