Sara’s Story: At the age of 16 I didn’t know how to cope with feeling overwhelmed by negative feelings and shame. Even though I had a normal family life and a Christian upbringing, a darkness consumed my soul. Life seemed too hard so I devised a plan to die. In...
Rainey’s Story: George is my parent’s cat, not a fancy cat, just your plain old country tom cat now living in a big city. His “meow” is constant and sweet, his color is orangey peach with stripes; and even though he’s a cat, he is still part of...
“Love one another deeply, from the heart.” 1 Peter 1:22 Driving down the highway with the city fading in my rearview mirror, I breathed in deeply, releasing the tension in my body. There is nothing like a drive in the country to lighten the stress of the day. Turning...
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love. We love because he first loved us. -1 John 4:18-19
Jennifer’s Story: As a highly productive twenty something year old I had a house, a boat, lots of friends, a loving family, and a great job. Then in the blink of an eye my life fell apart. Always the risk taker looking for fun, I saw no reason not to experiment...
