By Aubrey Coleman
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
Last month, my husband and I sent off one of our cars to a mechanic. We intended to sell it if the problem we were dealing with could be resolved. As I prepared to have all things pertaining to the car in order, I soon realized the title to our car was nowhere to be found.…
By Marsha Hudson
Guest Contributor
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Jeremiah 32:17
No matter how frequently (or infrequently) I fly, each time I step onboard, walk down the cramped aisle, sit down and buckle the belt that is supposed to save me in the event of a crash, I have the reoccurring thought—there’s something purely magical, even spiritual, about flying. …
By Sarah Morrison
Staff Writer for The Daily Grace Co.
A lot of us spend our days with minds that jump from one worry to the next. Bills, family, jobs, school, friendships, decisions, life changes, illnesses, broken dreams, and unfulfilled longings—this is just a smidge of what causes anxiety in our hearts. In an age where most information is googleable, value is determined by likes or shares, and societal pressures imprison us through the media, anxiety is difficult to avoid and escape.
Yet, it doesn’t have to be this way.…
By Shon Williams
Guest Contributor
I had an irrational fear of peanut butter. I am not allergic and I have never experienced any adverse side effects from eating it, but I was afraid of it. Truthfully, it was really the calories in the peanut butter I feared.…
By Kristyn Perez
Lamp and Light leader for The Daily Grace Co.
The other day I asked my kids if they knew how many hairs they had on their heads. They answered with typical 4-year old answers, “A lot! Is it 50 mama?…
By Ashley Price
Guest Contributor
It was two weeks after welcoming our sweet baby into the world that I began crying out of the blue while snuggling him all curled up on my chest. I thought maybe I had a touch of baby blues and blamed it on all the hormone changes and being overtired.…
Infected with Anxiety
Our pediatrician blesses my kids with decades of experience and friendly, grandfatherly care. When the kids sneeze in his presence he says with flourishing gestures in several languages, “God bless you!” All of a sudden seeing the doctor isn’t so scary.…
I probably don’t need to tell you that the book of Revelation contains a lot dense and (at times) peculiar imagery. It’s frankly a book that a lot of us tend to avoid. We try to chalk it up as an incomprehensible book, words that are impossible to know the meaning of.…
For my entire life, I’ve walked the laborious road of anxiety and OCD. Compulsions and panic attacks have ruled me. I have had countless sleepless nights, palpitations, and times where I felt paralyzed by the prospect of the future. I’ve felt the oppressive choke that anxiety grips around the throat, expecting both obedience and allegiance.…