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Bessel van der Kolk is a famous name among trauma researchers. His brilliant work The Body Keeps the Score evaluates how when we experience trauma, our mind and our body…

A massive answer to prayer or miracle depending on how you view it: despite all odds, reputation, and records, my American insurance came through this past week and finally paid…

Miracles don't happen. Except when they do. I waffle back and forth on what to call a miracle. I'm pretty content to say the time someone prayed for me and…

Thinking of what to write each week is sometimes more difficult than others. I'm still waiting for the final word on the most recent round of insurance claims (though there…

I told Anja my legs and glutes were tight from upping my exercise this past week, and she had me lay down on my back on the physio table. I…

I've had a lot of people reach out and offer help or ask for updates regarding my last post. First off, thank you. Thank you to the people who told…

This is an angry post. Anger is a secondary emotion, and there're layers of other things covered up right now, but let me give some significant context: I love my…

I just finished another one of those Christian blogger weird experiment in loving Jesus books - you know, where the American woman says, "Hey, I think I'll learn about consumerism…

There are a lot of dangerous prayers out there. Right near the top with praying for patience is praying for humility. I'm not sure when I prayed it, but God…

What a week - full of goodbyes and transitions - the two things TCKs hate the most. But hey, something's in the air - Aslan is on the move. This…

My proprioception is shot. Nerve damage sucks. It means my balance is all out of wack - particularly if I can’t see where my legs are. It’s one of the…

Yesterday I was sitting at my picnic table watching the clouds blow in and out of view, cover the sun, release the rays, and tease me with the taste of…

I had an out yesterday. A genuine and honest out for the first time in over nine months. A chance to give up on someone the Lord told me to…

I met Cheri Washington roughly a decade ago, and in all my encounters with her in person and online, she always points me to Jesus whether it's when she's praying…

After getting a prescription for a new wheelchair in September and a series of fittings, emails, and prayers, I have news on my wheelchair. I am sitting in it, and…

Peace. Be still. I did a lot this week. I had a lot of feelings. I went to work. I made some mistakes. I apologized for most of them pretty…

Any student death would be a tragedy. But this wasn’t just any student. This was one of the four people I’ve agreed to get matching tattoos with. This was one…

When I was in first grade, my dad used to read the Chronicles of Narnia with me before bed each night. I was learning to read, and sometimes I'd get…