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Wounded by Rejection? Grab Your Free 3-Day Devotional Now

April 24, 2018 by Kristi 12 Comments

Have you ever felt the sting of rejection? Has someone else’s “you’re not good enough” or “I don’t want you” injected its venom? Hand raising high here. Rejection hurts, doesn't it? For years, I limped around, wounded and swollen with stinger still penetrating while rejection continued to pump its venom into my veins. Old boyfriends. Words of others. Actions and nonactions of others But God never intended for us to cart around Continue Reading

Tired of Not Feeling Good Enough? Grab this.

January 30, 2018 by Kristi 19 Comments

Tired of not feeling good enough? I have a story to which you might relate. Many voices chimed one, similar answer. I sat astounded. Computer keys clicked as I asked a "crowdsourcing" question on my personal Facebook page. A beautiful group of friends and family sitting on the other side of computers worldwide, offered their helpful input. Feeling "not good enough" waved its victory flag as the #1 answer. And funny enough, that has been my #1 Continue Reading

#YourStory: Iris Peterson

July 11, 2017 by Kristi 16 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Iris Peterson to the blog. Iris and I met through the online writer's training group, COMPEL Training. Her words are humble but staunch in the Spirit. There's power in their midst. Enjoy! As I walked out of my co-worker’s classroom, I realized that decades of questions and moments of pain had been erased. I don’t know the moment that I was set free from the spirit of rejection, but I knew that my co-worker’s words Continue Reading

When I Look in the Mirror and Hate Myself

December 13, 2016 by Kristi 10 Comments

I look in the mirror. The eyes ~ they're too big at times, too squinty at others. The mouth? The pencil-thin lines cause a cringe. Oh, and those thighs? Girl, I was ready to get a new pair, like yesterday. What was God thinking? I hate the reflection in the mirror. I hate me. And so I stamp myself "not good enough". Thighs ~ NOT GOOD ENOUGH Smile ~ NOT GOOD ENOUGH Eyes ~ NOT GOOD ENOUGH And the list goes on. Life plods along, a daily Continue Reading

#YourStory: Ashley Shepherd

June 7, 2016 by Kristi 14 Comments

Do ever struggle with your identity? Do you know who you really are? Ashley Shepherd shares how God helped her answer those very questions. Enjoy today's #YourStory with with guest Ashley Shepherd. I will never forget in 2012 waking up one morning and looking over at the laundry and feeling like I couldn’t breath. I remember as a little girl when I was swimming I dove down and as I came up there was a float, and I couldn’t get to the Continue Reading