How to Evict Shame and His Friends – Part 3 – Trauma Can Steal Your Joy

In Part 2, I highlighted Hebrews 12:1-2. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher … Continue reading How to Evict Shame and His Friends – Part 3 – Trauma Can Steal Your Joy

Is This Standing in Your Way to Joy? – Part 2 in Trauma Can Steal Your Joy

Within moments after Mike died, the attack started.  Mourning—yes.  Sorrow—yes. But in tandem, guilt arrived and self-condemnation shouted.  All the should-haves and the why-didn’t-you, accusations covered my mind with a shroud.  Little did I know then that these demonic destroyers planned to move in for good.  [This may not be your story.  I can only … Continue reading Is This Standing in Your Way to Joy? – Part 2 in Trauma Can Steal Your Joy