Silence the Voice of Comparison
I’ve always loved photography. The way a picture can say so much without using a single word is such a beautiful thing. Don’t get me [...]
Living Without Regrets
When you look back on life, what do you have regrets about? Most people think they will regret what choices they made in life: the [...]
Praising God Through Breakthrough
Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe I have been there. The place [...]
Peace in the Process
I have never liked the middle of movies. Because in the middle of the movie something always goes terribly wrong. Maybe it’s a misunderstanding in [...]
Your Worth as a Creative Child of God
As a creative, lies from the enemy affect me both personally and professionally. Failure feels like an attack against my worth, especially my worth as [...]
Natalie
Before coming to Mercy, my life was chaos. I had been struggling with an eating disorder for years, and my behavior was only encouraged by [...]
Kristen
"While I was at Mercy, I learned that I am worth loving and that my past is not who I am. He has made me new."
Emily
My life had always been in complete chaos since I could remember. I grew up in a severely dysfunctional home and was sexually molested by [...]
Colleen
Growing up, I was raised in a Christian home where both of my parents loved the Lord and emphasized a Christian education. During school, it [...]
Brittany
I grew up in a Christian home, but my parents got divorced when I was 10. I learned from an early age how important it [...]
Anna
I grew up with a dysfunctional family. Bad things happened. The necessities of life - trust, safety, stability, and love were stripped away. I was [...]
Satan Attacks Our Strengths, Not Our Weaknesses
I’m a helper by nature. Literally. If you aren’t familiar with the Enneagram, look it up. I’m a 2—The Helper. I thrive on nurturing and [...]