by cazmac9910 | May 22, 2017 | Depression, Faith, Oozing
Doing the next right thing is hard. Alcoholics use the mantra when they want nothing more than to take a drink that leads to another and another. An overeater will use it when they want that one cookie that leads to the entire bag. And when you suffer from...
by cazmac9910 | Apr 17, 2017 | Doubt, Faith, God's Grace, gratitude, Oozing
When I started my One Word journey this year with the word “change,” I was anticipating something much different than what I am currently experiencing. I thought the change would be more of a physical change for me regarding my health. Four months are...
by cazmac9910 | Apr 10, 2017 | Depression, Faith, God's love, God's Word, gratitude, intentional living, Living Life; prayer, Oozing
I have always said that the Lenten season is my favorite season of the church year. It is a time when I am more intentional in my prayer life, and is a time when I give up or add something to my life to enrich my understanding of my spiritual life. In the past I...
by cazmac9910 | Apr 3, 2017 | Faith, God's Grace, God's love, gratitude, Oozing
When I am in the middle of something awful, something like my Caeleb’s pain, a lengthy hospitalization, the loss of my job, or even being verbally attacked, I feel like the world is coming down all around me. “Surely I won’t make it through this! ...
by cazmac9910 | Mar 19, 2017 | Faith, Family, God's Word, Hemophilia, Oozing
The past few weeks have been very busy. One week I was in Missouri for a speaking engagement and catching up with friends, the next week I spent with my friend of a lifetime, relaxing and catching up in Texas and then I went to Florida for training. I am now part of...
by cazmac9910 | Feb 13, 2017 | Depression, Doubt, Faith, Oozing
Faith has gotten me through some of the worst times in my life. That is for sure. I have often considered myself a woman whose faith was a key part of her life. I just wish I could say that my faith was strong all of the time…that it never wavered…that I lived...