A Personal Look at Mental Health, Hope, and Change
New Year's Eve morning at the sunshiney hour that is 5 am, our oldest flew into our our room screaming, "EMILY'S THROWING UP!!!" Two hours later my husband with bronchitis passed a kidney stone to really start the New Year out right. 🎉🥴 When one of the kids gets sick I automatically turn into some... Continue Reading →
I recently watched "Falling Inn Love" on Netflix. Super cute, super cheesey , my favorite. Way back when, people would hide love letters or meaningful items into the walls of their home for good luck in a practice called immurement. New owners end up finding these cute mementos years later giving a glimpse into the... Continue Reading →
My guilty pleasure is pop punk from the early 2000s. Even though I am no longer mad at my father, wear less eyeliner, and blare Kidz Bop 99% of the time, I still find myself bored with conformity. I come from a very unconventional family. My parents are deadheads that still follow the Grateful Dead... Continue Reading →
A big goal of mine has been to get back into running. I am not great at it. I run a 16 minute mile on a good day, but it makes me feel good, so I do it anyways. Before I decided to give medication another shot I was constantly drained by the anxiety and... Continue Reading →
I believe prayer changes things. When I say "prayer" I do not mean writing "Praying for you" on Facebook and calling it a day. Prayer is not passive. Prayer bridges gaps between the natural and supernatural placing us face to face with our God who is the only one powerful enough to change helpless situations.... Continue Reading →
Revival starts on our knees. The Lord is a caring, loving, God but he did not die for you to stay sitting in the same mess you were in yesterday. He did not die for us to live in the same ways we did a month ago. New times call for new measures and new... Continue Reading →
I have always hated you. I have desperately wanted to leave you. Tonight is so different though. I have never been proud to call you my hometown and I have never felt the need to stay. But, tonight is different. Tonight I ache. I yearn for a new city for my children to be proud... Continue Reading →
After losing my grandmother to cancer in December we recently recieved news that my grandfather has cancer now too. Coping with her loss while simultaneously coming to terms with his illness has understandably made me a slew of emotions. I find myself pushing on to keep from going under. Whether I wanted to or not... Continue Reading →
Being quiet has never been my strong suit. What happens once you discover who you are and you are ready to move on to what you know you were born to do? What do you do when you’re not quite ready? What happens in that inbetween place? The place that is filled with diapers, dishes,... Continue Reading →
The moment you realize Jesus actually is who He says He is you automatically become part of the family. You suddenly find yourself smack dab in the middle of brothers and sisters you never knew you had. I met my biological father when I was 17 years old and with that I got my two... Continue Reading →
Taralyn Rowe 