Have you fallen into the perfectionist trap? Perhaps, you start out striving for excellence; after all—doing your best is a worthy and noble attribute. However, somehow you end up on the other side, reaching for perfection. It never fails to leave us disappointed, exhausted, and missing out on what God had in mind. Would you…
When insecurity rears its ugly head, do you ever stop to explore what is underneath the layers? Today, will you take a closer look and examine your heart to discover the focus of all your self-doubt? It might surprise you and help you to release those insecurities. After all, we don’t want them holding us…
Maybe you are not moving towards an empty nest quite yet. Or perhaps, in your situation, it may never be a possibility. However, one truth we will all encounter on our parenting journey is – change is inevitable. How will you embrace a new season of parenting?
Have you forgotten how to be free? Maybe it is due to your current circumstances, or perhaps this longing has been festering for some time. Quite possibly, the wants and needs of others have taken priority, and your sense of freedom has been slowly getting drowned out. How long do you think you will last…
In the middle of all of our world’s uncertainty, do you find yourself feeling like you aren’t doing enough? Perhaps, you want to do something – but can’t quite figure out how to help. Some of us will spend our time searching for the perfect way to contribute and end up doing nothing. And yet…
What is your greatest fear right now? Can you put words to it? When we fail to speak our concerns or try to ignore what we are afraid of, we end up giving tremendous power to it. Have you ever experienced this?
It’s that time again to see which post received the most clicks on our link-up. At the beginning of each month, here at Embracing the Unexpected, we will take a look back at the previous month and see what titles were catching our reader’s eyes. However, this month is unique because we have two articles…
When you become friends with someone – do you expect it to last forever? I certainly do. And if it doesn’t, are you left in a place of frustration trying to figure out why it hasn’t continued? Perhaps a question you need to ask yourself is, why would I let go of a friendship?
Do you need to let go of shame before it dismantles who God intended you to be? My guess is if you are human, most likely, you carry a bit of it around with you too. Today our featured post from Theresa Boedeker gives us the antidote to getting rid of shame.
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