by Carolyn Pereira | May 23, 2023 | Endurance |
Who am I to write about suffering? I am the WORST at it. Complaining has legitimately been my MO as long as I can remember. I have literally and intentionally sought out the negatives in every situation ever since forever because I thought it was a way to fix or...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 11, 2023 | Relationship with God, Role of Religion, When life is Hard |
“I’m sorry” Two simple words with such deep layers of meaning…. and yet we toss them about flippantly, seldomly stopping to contemplate the other side. “I’m sorry”, has become synonymous with “Oops… aren’t I cute anyway? How can you stay...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jul 26, 2022 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Fitness, When life is Hard
The word mortification is a terrifying one. It literally comes from the Latin mortificare that means “to put to death”, specifically, in traditional understanding, “the desires of the flesh”. It was considered essential for salvation back in...
by Carolyn Pereira | Jun 22, 2022 | Endurance, Grace and Strength, Quiet and Listening to God
Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor afraid. – John 14:27 Peace is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot, especially in discernment circles. It’s so simple people...
by Carolyn Pereira | May 18, 2022 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Fitness, When life is Hard
Intro to the New Life of Grace Series! As I write this I am tired, spent from the demands of another long day. I sit down to refuge in the sound and the texture of my .05 G2 as it softly and smoothly scratches its shiny black ink across the page to let some of the...
by Carolyn Pereira | Mar 1, 2022 | Endurance, Seasonal Reflections, When life is Hard |
Is it even possible to Embrace a Cross? We all have crosses. Maybe they are objectively horrible, or only intolerable to us. But we all suffer and it is always more than we can handle. Matthew 16:24 exhorts: “Take up your cross…” and yet our tendency...
