"My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." -Psalm 73:26, ESV There is a tension between our human efforts and our human limitations. Do you feel it? Lord knows, I do. Without really realizing it, I try so hard for my own efforts to be enough to hold the hurting parts of my heart together. Stretched in a million different directions, my human limitations remind me that my human efforts not working. And let me tell ya, attempting t[...]
A She Chose Hope Story by Jolene Fellhauer The first time I had a concussion was when I was 15 years old. I was bucked off a horse and told I couldn’t ride for 30 days. After which time I was told to “take it easy.” The first time I needed antidepressants was at 25 after the birth of my second child. I had never been depressed before and I wasn’t prone to anxiety or mood swings. After my son was born I had begun to have more dramatic mood swings and outbursts of anger. The fir[...]
a She Chose HOpe Story by Monet Carpenter To read the additional stories in the She Chose Hope series, click here. Obedience is one of those topics that faithful followers of Jesus want to lean into, but it feels relatively subjective and unearths a whole lotta baggage we aren’t sure how to handle. I remember a time in my life when following in the steps of Jesus felt easy, blissful and full of security and knowing (not of the future, but of Him and his goodness and faithfulness ove[...]
In the last couple of weeks, the dreaded Covid-19 made its way to my front door. Up until this point, no one in my family had gotten sick. But the Omicron variant had other plans. Adding Covid on top of already being chronically ill, just sitting up for a couple of minutes at a time has been an exhausting challenge. Recently, I found myself laying in bed telling God how sorry I was and how guilty I felt for not being able to read the Bible and write in my prayer journal like I[...]
a She Chose HOpe Story by Hannah schoenig To read the additional stories in the She Chose Hope series, click here. HOPE THAT FAILS Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces charac[...]
EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, Shelby and I are having an honest conversation about body image, eating disorders, and infertility. EPISODE NOTES [Trigger Warning: ED, SI] Connect With Us: Shelby on InstagramCassidy on InstagramShe Chose Hope on InstagramThe website Mentioned in this Episode: Shelby's BookShelby's favorite song, "Waymaker"The Candid Faith Podcast Eating Disorder and Mental Health Resources: Professional online counseling through Better HelpNation[...]