Discover how to recognize the difference between worry, fear, and anxiety and why it is crucial to understand.

Why Knowing the Difference Between Fear, Anxiety, and Worry is Crucial

Sometimes we use words interchangeably when the meaning is quite different. Yet, knowing and understanding the proper definitions might help us move forward significantly in matters that scare us. Discover how to recognize the difference between fear, anxiety, and worry.  A Story to Help Illustrate Fear, Anxiety, and Worry It was a beautiful bright sunny…

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Are You Hiding Something Worth Celebrating? – Grace & Truth Link-Up

Are you hiding something worth celebrating? We all have battles which we fight. Some are visible, and some are hidden.  A Mental Illness is one of those struggles which many times is unseen and not shared. As a result, it is not often we receive the opportunity to celebrate the successes along the way or…

Do you ever feel hopeless, as if life could never get better? Or maybe you aren’t the one feeling empty, but somebody you love does. 

Finding Hope in a Hopeless Situation – Grace & Truth Link-Up

Do you ever feel hopeless, as if life could never get better? Or maybe you aren’t the one feeling empty, but somebody you love does. You want to help however all of your ideas seem to fall flat. In our featured post today Lauren Gaskill shares about a time when she desperately cried out to God…

I thought you might enjoy seeing what sparked interest in the community at "Embracing the Unexpected" in the second quarter of 2018. Below you will find the top viewed posts, articles with the most shares, places where we had the most comments, as well as our favorite guest posts. 

Embracing the Unexpected – The Best of the Second Quarter 2018

I thought you might enjoy seeing what sparked interest on the Blog at “Embracing the Unexpected” for the second quarter of 2018. Below you will find the top viewed posts, articles with the most shares, places where we had the most comments, as well as our favorite guest posts.     

Should We Discuss Depression in Marriage? | Guest Post by Carmen Brown

Should We Discuss Depression in Marriage? | Guest Post by Carmen Brown

What do you think, should couples discuss depression in marriage? If you or your spouse have depression do you openly discuss it together? Whatever you do read this post, it might change your mind on the importance of becoming a team in whatever struggles you might have. As I always say, We were never meant to…

Being still is hard, but when you have an anxiety disorder, your mind is always going. Asking an anxious person to be still is an oxymoron.

Calm My Anxious Heart: How God Enabled Me to Trust: Guest Post by Julie Loos

Do you have an anxious heart or trouble being still? Today I want you to meet, Julie Loos, a friend of mine who blogs over at Unmasking the Mess. She brings us a fresh perspective as she shares what it is like to be still in the midst of anxiety. She is my hero when…