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 Outdated? Since when does the bible go out of date?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...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jul 25, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth, Prioritizing your life, Spiritual Fitness
Wondering how to get motivated for the little mundane things you know you should do but they just don’t seem exciting enough to always move us for their own sakes… ie. Saying your prayers, getting out of bed, working out, having that conversation, kindness when you...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jul 19, 2021 | Spiritual Fitness, When life is Hard
When God wills suffering? How can a good God possibly allow suffering? We pronounce the question with a flourish, smiling smugly on the inside thinking that we’ve finally found ourselves an excuse to doubt Him, or at the very least, justify our bitterness or our...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | May 28, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth, When life is Hard
This May I dedicated my blog to living motherhood as a calling. I spent some time revisiting past posts in which I have reflected on what motherhood has taught me, what makes it beautiful, and what makes it hard. Many days are hard. Most days are messy. Post-Partum...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | May 24, 2021 | Discernment
“Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water.” “Come,” He said. – Matthew 14:28-29 Do Whatever He tells you – Luke 16:10 More than 20 years ago, I made a young and impetuous vow to myself and to God that I would do His...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Jun 13, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationship with God |
In many respects I am the last person who should ever be writing about this topic. God as Father? Childlike faith has almost always had an impossible and, if we are being perfectly honest, even slightly repulsive ring to it in my mind. My whole childhood I LONGED to...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Apr 25, 2020 | Personal Growth, Relationship with God |
Parenthood. My calling. For the longest time I couldn’t decide how I felt about that… 6 kids in, maybe I am finally starting to get it. I never planned on being a mother. I never envisioned kids, chaos, or constantly feeding people. That wasn’t my dream…...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Apr 25, 2020 | Self-Acceptance
I’m not going to lie, up until pretty much writing this post, I’ve resented being a mother. People tell me, “Just enjoy it, they grow up so fast” …but all I feel is my blood starting to boil a little bit. I’m not saying I regret having children, because I don’t. I...
by carolynpereira1311@hotmail.com | Mar 27, 2020 | Discernment, Endurance
I read the story of the Burning Bush with new eyes the other day… Did you know it is like an instruction manual to recognize and answer God’s call for your life? Yeah, me neither… Until now. Usually when a story from the Old Testament comes up, I...