Mental Health Awareness Month – The Unseen Consequences of Domestic Violence
May has been designated as Mental Health Awareness Month. Among the many issues surrounding mental health that will be discussed …
Category Archives: Women’s Health
Memory Monday: Ecclesiastes
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12) …
Memory Monday: Ezra
For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its …
Weary by Wednesday: Easter Blues
Spring flowers, colored eggs, and chocolate. Easter baskets. Beautiful dresses. Sunrise services. Resurrection! What’s not to love about Easter? Memories. …
Memory Monday: 2 Chronicles
Solomon answered God, “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern …
Weary by Wednesday: Happily Ever After
Can there be a happy ending if everything doesn’t go well? I think so. My hubs and I went to …
Weary by Wednesday: Give me Water
It doesn’t matter the shape or form, give me water. Ocean, river, lake, pond, or creek (and I say, “cric”). …
Weary by Wednesday: Love
Happy Valentine’s Day 💕 I need to be upfront, I have no intentions of being Weary by Wednesday this week! …
Weary by Wednesday: Camping with Psalms
I’m camping out in Psalms again this week, while my husband and I spend a few days away camping! I …
Weary by Wednesday: Are You Losing Momentum?
I’m laying in bed typing this on my phone, thankful its small size isn’t adding to my lower back pain. …
Memory Monday: Exodus
Weary by Wednesday: Falling Behind and Catching Up
I fell behind. Really behind, in my daily Bible Reading Plan. I set a goal to read through the Bible …
Wearyby Wednesday: Distance to Empty
Wouldn’t it be great if life came with dashboard gages? I could use some tangible warnings and indicators of where …
Weary by Wednesday: After the Storm
We are in after the storm clean-up mode around our house. It has been over a month since Hurricane Irma …
Weary by Wednesday: The Friend Job
There is a friend job listed in 1 Chronicles 27:33. Really! Right there in chapter 27, among all the jobs …
Weary by Wednesday: Enough
I had enough. The nit-picking, nagging, negative, one-up, win the argument talk, had to stop. It was not only making …
Weary by Wednesday : High Places
I continue reading through my one year Bible in 2017. To be honest some days are an exercise in monotony. …
Weary by Wednesday: Is It Really a Sale?
My hubby and I have this conversation from time to time: Him: What did you buy? Me: It was on …
Weary by Wednesday: Silent Radio
I drive in silence, except when I grind the gears, ever since my car radio has been on the fritz. …
Weary by Wednesday: Slippery Feet
I am a sucker for waterfalls. Big ones. Little ones. Heck, stack up a couple of rocks and pour a …
Weary by Wednesday: The Long Way
I’ve been reading through the Bible this year. I am a few days behind, a day here, a day there, …
Weary by Wednesday: Less Than?
I interrupt my weekly blog, with these encouraging words from my daughter’s Facebook post. This definitely took away any Weary …
Weary by Wednesday: Stuck
I collect sea glass, my hubby helps. It’s a small competition whenever we get near a beach. Winners include; best …
Weary by Wednesday: Trash Talk
I took this picture of some mangroves roots recently, on a nature trail. It’s not perfect, but I was enjoying …
Weary by Wednesday: What’s Your Grumble?
I started as soon as my friend and I were alone in her kitchen. The guys were out in the …
Weary by Wednesday: Friendly Tussles
The other morning, I watched my cousins’ kittens tussle around on the floor. They raced from room to room, …
Weary by Wednesday: Forsaken?
Do you ever feel forgotten, alone, or forsaken? I sure do. Not all the time, but some days it’s like …
Weary by Wednesday: In Need of a Pillow
This weekend we celebrate Christmas, the birth of our Lord and Savior. All around are nativity scenes, with a precious …
Weary by Wednesday: Giving Up
I’m particularly glad our world has grocery stores. If it were up to my gardening skills…we would starve to …
Weary by Wednesday: Homesick
I keep a travel blog. It’s all bout this adventure life my husband and I have been blessed with. I …
Weary by Wednesday: Thanksgiving
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the United States. Even with all the preparations, it is by far one of my …
Weary by Wednesday: Provision
I’d like to say I’m not like these people, but it would be a lie.
Called by Name: A.B.U.S.E. Questions
Called by Name: A.B.U.S.E. Questions
Single Parenting: It’s July 15th
Single Parenting: It’s not too late if you haven’t ventured out for that over the top summer memory, the one your kids will surely write about, when their English teacher writes the assignment on the board.
Single Parenting: Phone Calls and Other Communication with a Difficult or Abusive Ex
Single Parenting: Communication. It’s highly unlikely that an abusive ex will stop abusing. You need to set up firm boundaries for what is and is not acceptable interaction.
Weary by Wednesday: Evil People
Weary by Wednesday: Evil People. I don’t know about you, but evil people break my heart. I’m broken hearted for those they inflict their evil on, and how it affects so many.
Weary by Wednesday: Alone
Weary by Wednesday: Alone. Jesus sent the disciples ahead of him and dismissed the crowd. Jesus was tired, it’s the man side of him. He needed to get away. Talk to God without interruptions. Restore. Rejuvenate.
Single Parenting: How Will This Summer be Remembered?
Single Parenting: How Will This Summer be Remembered? It’s a real. It’s here. And if you don’t make a plan, you may very well find yourself in September, kids back in school and wondering where did the time go.
Called by Name: More Abuse in the Headlines
Message: If you aren’t black and blue, cut, shot or maimed in some way, don’t call 911.
Weary by Wednesday: Standing on the Promises
We visited a Church on the little Cay of Man-O-War in the Bahamas, this past Sunday. And the first hymn …
Weary by Wednesday: Flee God’s Presence?
This is Weary by Wednesday. When I am struggling with fear and anxiety, feeling like I am too far away for God to know what’s up in my life, and believing lies that He doesn’t care.
Single Parenting: Are You Wearing Thin?
Single Parenting: Are You Wearing Thin? This isn’t what you signed up for.
Called by Name: Poppy’s Words
Called by Name: The old adage about sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me, is an out right lie.
Weary by Wednesday: Reflection
Weary by Wednesday: Reflection. I soak this in, because naturally I am not calm. I spiral out over the littlest of problems. I worry. I fret.
Called by Name: Sounds of Abuse
Sounds of Abuse. There are the happy sounds described above and then there are the sounds inside an abusive home.
Called by Name: Nothing to Say
I know, this is a blog, I’m supposed to have something to say. But sometimes, there just aren’t words. There …
Called by Name: Pray for Those Who Abuse You
Love your Enemies. I present to you Luke 6:27-36 Bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you …
Weary by Wednesday: Stain on the Road
My brother-in-law and his girlfriend were in a motorcycle accident near our home a while back. They both had pretty …
Single Parenting: Worn Down and Stress Relievers
Worn Down: Single Parenting Stress Releivers. My eyelid twitching was at its worse during my years as a single parent. I probably got so used to it back then I stopped noticing it. Single parenting is stressful. And it can help a lot if you put a few stress busters in your daily routine.
Called by Name: Purple Spot Light: Real Uses for Pain
Purple Spot Light: Real Uses for Pain. Pain does that. It literally sears memories into our brains. The result of these memories can be used for bad or good.
