by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 11, 2021 | Quiet and Listening to God, Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections
Lord, give me a quiet heart that does not ask to understand, but confident steps forward in the dark guided by your hand. – Elizabeth Elliot My word of the year for 2021 was “Silence” (which came hot on the heels of 2020’s, “Listening” – I guess God...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Dec 2, 2021 | Relationship with God, Seasonal Reflections, Self Care
Spiritual Burnout can be especially bad around the Holidays, and you may not even know you have it! Entering the holidays almost always fills us with a mutual sense of excitement and dread. Excitement at the thought of having some time off and enjoying all the sparkly...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Sep 19, 2021 | Endurance, Self Care, When life is Hard
Is Self-Care compatible with Christian Death-to-Self? This question is especially important in a culture where self-care is preached as the solution to every problem and depression is still at an all time high. Are we just not doing enough “self-care”?...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Sep 12, 2021 | Self Care, When life is Hard
I recently had the privilege of reading a beautiful new book by my dear friend Sarah Robinson called I love Jesus but I want to Die – Finding Hope in the Darkness of Depression. It was a powerful, beautiful book about the reality and pain of depression and...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Aug 19, 2021 | Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, When life is Hard
Death to self – Unappealing? Definitely (At first glance). Macabre? Maybe it can seem so from the outset. Outdated? Since when does the bible go out of date? Misunderstood? Absolutely! Don’t let fear of “death” stop you from finding this hidden...
