“NICE” VENEER OR NEW NATURE?
Not Your Grandma’s Stories …For decades I put on a smiling mask and plunged into self-sacrificing service. Hiding under that veneer however, was increasing resentment. I felt unappreciated, that my efforts were in vain, and then I blamed others for my feelings of emptiness… I had tried to...
ESCAPE FROM MY FALSE “GODS”
Not Your Grandma’s Stories …Since childhood, I lived in the get-it-right-or-else state of mind. Even as I studied the Bible, I scolded myself for my lack of understanding … To me rightness came from knowing the correct answers… My spiritual journey was extremely difficult because I was my...
THE ULTIMATE REALITY SHIFT
Not Your Grandma’s Stories …I started my life like soft, brightly colored Play-Doh – potential in a can. Life tossed me into the hopper, squeezed me through the pattern, and out I popped, a unique star-noodle … But, hardening over time, I felt irrevocably set … Recently I thought about how the...
SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS EXPOSED
Not Your Grandma’s Stories …self-righteousness became my shield, my protection, and my defense – all with great subtlety. My resentment wore a tuxedo, and I internalized my anger. I would not let anyone know the turmoil in my heart… I was quite surprised to realize that the Elder Brother was...
FROM QUICKSAND TO SOLID ROCK
Not Your Grandma’s Stories …it was becoming more difficult to hide what I really felt … like someone caught in quicksand, the harder I tried to get out, the more I sank… I knocked myself out to become an all-star pastor’s wife, super-mom, and...
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