As a people pleaser, I did EVERYTHING in my power to make sure everyone else was happy. I spent time, money, and personal resources to ensure another’s happiness. Sadly, my family, friends, and I all paid a price. Like a hamster running on a wheel, I ran and ran to get nowhere because I can […]
Stepping into the unknown can be challenging. Especially for one that is afraid. Afraid of things such as: ridicule, failure, or rejection. Yet one thing I know…..when God has called you to something new…you need to move. And like Moses in the Red Sea – you have to take the first step.Yesterday I took a […]
I have wasted years of my life believing I wasn’t good enough, I would never measure up, or God couldn’t love me. Because I didn’t get rid of the lies but allowed them to fester in my mind they became believable. Quit believing lies and expose them for what they are: untruth! Years ago our […]
I asked a hospice nurse if my loved one would ever get better. He graciously said he couldn’t answer the question exactly, but he shared the perfect analogy of their last months and days…… “Think of a bouncing ball……. At first the ball bounces back quite high But as time goes on….. The ball won’t […]
My name is Dana and I am an addict. Society tends to classify addiction in various categories or different levels. Is one really worse than another? I am not addicted to drugs, so does that put me one up? I am not addicted to alcohol, so does that make me better? I am not addicted […]
Did I just say that? Yes, I did. And if I was a betting woman, I would bet that you instantly interpreted “it” for a derogatory word, didn’t you? Go ahead admit it. It really is okay because that is what we are accustomed to. We memorize little phrases that are imprinted in our brains […]
My feelings are hurt. I can’t think straight. My mind keeps going over to those cutting words that were uttered again and again. I start questioning myself: Does everyone feel that way? Are people talking negatively about me? Am I really a fool thinking that what I write is any good? Attempting to start my […]
My husband is a general contractor who does insurance restoration work and recently received a call from an insurance company on a claim. An electrical short had caused damage to a home due to a blown transformer. He arrived at the house located in a remote location to find a distraught little old lady. Sadly, she had […]
“WHERE do you get that belief system Dana? “ A question I was asked by Pastor Mark fifteen years ago. Watching me crash and burn over and over again on seemingly insignificant things, he encouraged me to go to the root of where that belief started. Beliefs such as: · I will never measure up. […]
The President of the United States came to my town this last weekend. His arrival was nothing short of spectacular. Meticulous planning was brought to fruition. For it was no small feat to make that trip happen. A week prior, two C130 cargo planes landed at the airport carrying Secret Service and the motorcade […]
