by Traci on June 30, 2014
in real life,confessions,worship,pain,freedom,fear,hope,Christianity,depression,encouragement
Forty years is a long time. It’s the length of time for a whole generation to pass, a new one to begin. It’s the culmination of the millions of moments I have been alive. (There’s really a lot of back story to this, I hesitate to even think of opening this “can of worms”, uncertain […]
by Traci on December 21, 2012
in real life,confessions,pain,loss,grief,suffering,healing,fear,hope,Christianity,depression,Christmas
For me, there are 2 sides to this time of year. There’s this side: Cookie making Hot cocoa sipping Fireplace blazing Slipper wearing Snowflakes falling Family gathering Tradition keeping Duct tape wrapping Carol singing Advent remembering… And then there’s this side: The side of me that I hide. I don’t want to be a burden, […]
by Traci on August 30, 2012
in deep thoughts,real life,confessions,pain,loss,grief,suffering,healing,freedom,fear,forgiveness,recovery,hope,Christianity,depression
Listless words linger in my mind. Half-thoughts swirling around innermost parts. Sentences start, quickly fade, their endings unknown. Imaged impressions float through hazed vastness, just out of reach. Stretching out, trying to grasp anything, only to pull my hand back, empty. Trying to shake them off, deliberate discouragements, carefully chosen, trigger my flesh. Familiar emotions […]