Thoughts on the Fullness of Life
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” - John 10:10 In inner healing ministry, we walk with a lot of people who are…
Journey of Healing and Becoming
“Will I ever be healed? Maybe I am just too broken.” If you have felt overwhelmed by the depth of your wounds and the shattered pieces of your heart, take courage. Healing truly is possible, for with God nothing is…
Love the Size of a Horse Chestnut
One of the many powerful healing tools I learned while engaging in the CHRIST Program from Hope's Garden was how to create a self-soothing basket. Laura suggests that within this basket, we collect items that help regulate our nervous system…
Emerging from the Cleft in the Rock
Trauma rips a person wide open and uncovers past wounds they didn’t even realize they had, while at the same time layering new wounds onto an already-wearied soul. When the trauma presents itself in the form of repeated relational abuse…
A Prayer of Surrender
The fog was thick that New Year’s Eve as we drove my daughter to the psychiatric unit for the 3rd time. She’d spent the last four days on a steady drip trying to save her liver after her midnight snack…
Jesus is Calling Me
Marriage is sacred—yet so am I. I’m a beloved child of the Father. I’m called to an intimate relationship with Jesus. I’m desired and cherished. My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19). These are truths…
Who Jesus Says You Are
The most insidious and damaging identity lie victims of sexual abuse believe is that they are forever stained and disgraced; not just physically but in in the very core of their being and dignity as a woman. “He robbed me…
Healing Encounters with the Lord
A prayer I pray every day is the “Prayer to Protect Faculties,” found in Father Ripperger’s, Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity: Lord Jesus Christ, let Thy Precious Blood flowing from Thy wounded Heart cover me, my cogitative power,…
Ride the Healing Wave
I love my instant pot. I throw in some raw ingredients, seal it tight, press the start button and the heat and pressure build and build until, not long later, those ingredients have been transformed into something wonderful. And then…
Journeying Beyond Self-Rejection
“The root of man’s joy lies in the harmony he feels with himself. Only one who is at peace with himself can be at peace in the world.” – Pope Benedict XVI Over the past decade or so in healing…