The 2020 Pandemic Exposed My Weaknesses, Defenses, Strengths, and Potential

Not unlike most of the world, 2020 threw me into a tailspin and exposed a shadow side I was unaware of. My last post was a tribute to turning 50, where the future was my to possess. Little did I know four weeks later, everyone's world would be turned upside down. And I would see just how emotionally unhealthy I really was.
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A Letter to My 8-Year-Old Self

You'll spend a lot of your life feeling like you don't fit in. Most of the time, you'll believe it's because you're not enough, and then you'll swing to you're just too much. Somewhere along the way, you'll lose yourself, but you'll discover her again. You will actually fall in love with her, and fitting in won't seem to be that big of a deal. But it will suck that the revelation comes so much later in life.

The Bondage of Busyness

We're welcoming Brandi from Faith2Shine back to the blog today - her raw, honest look at idolatry is freeing! This post was first published here. Leave Brandi some love! I am guilty of idolatry. I have put doing in front of being and called…

Thoughts Matter

We welcome Nicole from LovingRelentlessly back to the blog today.  Her words are heavy and true, and will offer freedom through the Lord to you today!  Leave her some love - we hope you are as moved as we were. Psalm 139:17 (NLT) “How precious…

When the Enemy Begins His Assault, Run for Refuge

Welcome back to Karla from HopeinHisPresence!  We always enjoy a word from Karla, and look forward to her wisdom.  This post was first published here, over at Karla's home on the web - make sure to leave her some love! When you are moving…

Behind The Book {Stronghold} It's A Love Affair

The process of taking the Stronghold to STRONGHOLD workbook and creating it into a book has been quite the journey. As the book developed so did I. Chapter Three was my favorite in the original workbook, and so I found it difficult to rewrite.…
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I Needed To Get Away - Would He Speak?

I stood there, the silence all around me. The trees swaying just outside the front window, and the clouds tipping low. It was so quiet. Tears began brimming over my eyelashes as scenes over the past month flashed through my mind. I placed the…

Beaten Not Defeated

Please welcome our friend Karla from Hope in His Presence.  We are so blessed, because Karla brings something to the table that not many can muster up on a daily basis...joy.  Her heart for the Lord is deeply infectious, while her words are…

I Am Enough

We were just thrilled to hear Nicole Neitzel over at Loving Relentlessly was willing to share her experience with Stronghold! Nicole's honest, authentic writings are like a cool drink of water that soothe the parched lips of those whispering…