I’m a very emotional woman. I used to think that this was a thing of shame. On many occasions, people have told me that I’m too excitable, too happy, too sad, I shouldn’t cry so much, I should just be happy, I need to calm down, or I just need to quit being so sensitive. I … More The Power of the Highly Sensitive Woman
“You see this rose?” the teacher said, holding up a large, crimson rose, “Isn’t it beautiful?” All agreed. “Now I’m going to pass it around.” The teacher passed the rose around and everyone looked at it. “Do you see now how the petals are slightly bruised? Is it still beautiful?” All said it was. “What if … More Am I Too Broken to Be Loved? [The Truth About Virginity Lost]
“You’re so good. You wouldn’t understand.” I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had people say this kind of thing to me. And I guess I can understand why. I have always been the kind of girl that had every outward appearance of piety. Being a preacher’s kid, a minister’s girlfriend, a missionary’s wife, … More Good Girls Struggle in Secret [How Shame and Silence Are Keeping Us in Sin]
Sometimes it’s crippling. The feeling that I’ve hurt someone I love. The knowledge that I’ve disobeyed God’s commands, and trampled upon Christ’s precious gift of grace. I feel like I can’t possibly ask forgiveness from God. Surely He can’t possibly forgive me, after I’ve lost my temper at my husband for the tenth time this week. Then … More How to Let Go of Failure and Move on
Her Life, His Way 