There’s a time for everything under the sun–including a time to forgive. In this flash fiction piece, I explore how forgiveness comes when we share our stories. This Black History Month I feel honored to be a guide sharing a tour of the location of the 1957 riot at Central High School in Little Rock,… [Continue Reading]
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How to Survive God Seeing Your Everything {by Christy Fitzwater}
The table was kind of full, so I slid down against the wall and invited little girls to come say their Bible verses to me on the floor. “Can you help me learn this verse?” asked one girl, after she plopped down next to me. “Of course,” I said. “Well, the first place to start… [Continue Reading]
Do You Dare? | Trusting God with Your Past, Present, & Future
“I have screwed up big time. If you can do anything with my life, please do.” That was the eloquent prayer I prayed in the early months of 1989. I was 17 and pregnant. I had dropped out of regular high school. My boyfriend was out of the picture. My friends were going on with… [Continue Reading]
Fifty Shades of Brokenness | No Explanation Needed
50 Shades of Brokenness No Explanation Needed 1. There is a painful situation. You hurt me. 2. You have made me despairing and desperate. 3. You are making me weary and tired of said circumstance. 4. You are to blame and stand condemned. 5. You must not win, no matter the cost. 6. You… [Continue Reading]
When Your Child Makes a Costly Mistake
When Your Child Makes a Costly Mistake When it comes to parenting, what’s more important God or money? It may be easy to say “God” until our kids make a costly mistake . . . it’s then our true colors come out. It happened to us just a year or so ago. Our teenage… [Continue Reading]
In-To-Me-See | 7 Ways to Be Transparent in Marriage
In-To-Me-See 7 Ways to Be Transparent in Marriage Overall, I would say intimacy is one of my biggest struggles in our marriage. Even before last year I felt as if I had a whole separate part of me, deep inside, that John knew nothing about. I would share my feelings, as long as they didn’t… [Continue Reading]
When the Past Affects Your Marriage
When the Past Affects Your Marriage I looked like the perfect bride when, at age eighteen, I walked down the aisle to where John waited. Although outwardly I was adorned in a beautiful gown, inside I wore scars of past hurts. In my hands I carried a fragrant bouquet of roses. In my mind memories… [Continue Reading]