Author – Licensed Counselor – Podcast Host
I don't write these words because they are cemented on my heart but because I need to continually turn back to them, to continue to surrender, to continually be in awe, to believe the life I have in Christ. To live like I believe it. The words I need to hear today, that I need... Continue Reading →
Spring is coming. I can feel it’s seed taking root. I can’t wait to see what comes. It is happening even within me.
Praying to be BOLD with whatever God does with my life!
There is a part of us all that has the instinct to either fight or flight when we go through any hard difficult situation. In the moment, we make the unconscious or even conscious decision to fight or flight. To stay and deal with whatever is difficult, or to run away. I am starting to... Continue Reading →
I want proof. I hear about God’s love, I’ve heard about grace, I’ve been told I’ve been adopted, and I have listened to the voices saying they are with me and won’t leave my side. BUT, I want proof. I want more. I don’t believe it. It doesn’t make sense. My brain can’t comprehend this... Continue Reading →
I wanted to find a place on the blog that I can list out maybe once a month the songs that Matt and I have been listening to that have been on repeat and powerful for our family as we are gaining strength and growing in our intimacy with God. I will also put some... Continue Reading →
The other day I wrote with vulnerability the reality I am facing with missing my best friend, my Father. A Father whose suicidal death I have been ashamed of, and in doing so wasn’t honoring or celebrating the life he had. In a sense, I grew up defining my Dad from the worst part of... Continue Reading →
*Written 2017 There’s a puzzle piece that’s been missing from my life, one that I am just now fully understanding. There are some puzzles that you can still see the picture when a piece is missing, but the size of the missing piece determines how much of the picture we are missing. I think I... Continue Reading →
There's a package on my doorstep with 'Grace' written on the top of it. I'm trying to figure out if I should open it. Did I do something to get it? Do I deserve this special reward? But If I think I deserve it, I might not fully understand it. If I think I need... Continue Reading →
I have a nail in my pocket today. If you are a wife whose husband is in construction you know the importance of having to check their pant pockets before you do laundry. You will here the crackle and dings all throughout the machine if you don’t empty their pockets from all the nails, drill... Continue Reading →
Emily Rose Funderburk, LCMHC 