My refuge. My Rock.

This morning I decided to reflect on the past year on all that I am thankful for. This past year has been quite defining in my life. What defined it most is being a part of the Healing for Damaged Emotions group. In meeting once a month for a year with other wonderful women, I learned so many things and grew in ways I never thought possible! So what is this group? You may be wondering. It is a support group that uses the book "Healing for Damaged Emotions" to help us understand our perceptions of life, people and situations and how those perceptions have been shaped by our childhood and other stages of our lives. It addresses those damaged emotions or those unidentified emotions that tend to interfere with us having healthy and happy relationships both with others on earth and with God. It's not a professional counseling group but it complements it well for those of us going through counseling. For those not needing professional counseling, it still helps us because one ...

It's hard to believe it's been 11 months since I last wrote on this blog. My last post "When We Keep Our Promises" highlights Hannah. She had prayed and begged God for a child as deep in her heart she longed to me a mother. She promised God to dedicate her child to Him if she granted her this blessing of motherhood. She did exactly as she promised. After weaning her son, a few years later, she gave him to the service of the Lord to train to become a priest and was only able to see him once a year. She did not complain about that. In fact, she was just so grateful for such a gift from God, that she praised Him with one of the most famous prayers in the bible. As my family and friends already know, my husband and I are expecting a baby. I'm actually 19 weeks pregnant with a little girl and I am so excited to be able to meet her in 4 months. What most people do not know is that this little girl growing inside of me is a miracle from God. Around the time I wrote my...