Imperfect but Abiding

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I’m a born again Christian. I’ve used writing as a tool for myself for a long time, but I’ve sometimes wondered if my experiences and stories could help others, so here I am, writing them down. Maybe somebody will read them, and maybe they won’t. It isn’t my job to worry about it.

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    • The Weary Who Needs Rest

      I was sort of catapulted into learning how to rest. One busy fall season, I suddenly started to notice weakness, dizziness, and a racing heart. It happened a couple of weeks after a severe bout of sciatica. At first, I thought it was serotonin syndrome because I was taking a muscle relaxer to combat the…

    • Change & Constancy

      I’m back – long time no post. I think I may have written that the last time, too. I’d like to say I have a good excuse for the long absence, but I don’t know that I do. When last I wrote, I had just started a new job in a completely different field. I…

    • Forgiveness, Grey Areas, and Hypocrisy

      “But if you show partiality, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. For He who said ‘DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY,’ also said ‘DO NOT COMMIT MURDER.’ Now if you do not commit…

    • Hope, Feathers, Anchors, and Weights

      “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭10‬-‭13‬ ‭(NASB) Building this blog on honesty has made me…

    • On Pity Parties

      You’ll have to forgive the slight hiatus. I’ve been job hunting… and also moping. I’ve said I’m not perfect; in fact, it’s even in the title of this little blog of mine, and little imperfect me has been throwing one heck of a pity party.  I spoke to one of my closest friends today, and…

    • Life Changes

      I used to be a teacher. In fact, for most of my young life, that’s all I wanted to be.  It was quite a jolt to realize that I was actually not cut out for it at age 25. Some called it a “midlife crisis,” which sounded rather hopeless to me, but the sentiment was…

    • On Hiding Depression

      On Hiding Depression Oooooh, dirty word: depression.  Sometimes it sneaks up quietly in the dead of night to slowly overtake you; others, it hits you like a Peterbuilt. I’ve personally experienced both, and neither one is my idea of a good time.  Somewhere along the line, many people get the idea that to be a…

    • More Truth

      I think it’s important that I tell anybody who’s regularly reading this that I’m not always Polly-Positive-Attitude. Most of the time, I try pretty hard to “keep rolling,” as I say, but I would be lying if I told you I always do it with a smile on my face.  Sometimes I “keep rolling” while…

    • An Unpopular Opinion

      I read Proverbs 12 as part of my daily Bible reading today. This verse really stuck out to me: An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him is like rottenness in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 (NASB) Before I explain why, I feel it’s important that I say this: I’m…

    • Put it Down

      Once, I had a conversation with a friend of mine about the differences between true and false guilt. True guilt comes from the sins we need to “own” by taking responsibility for them, confessing them, and asking God for His forgiveness. False guilt, on the other hand, doesn’t come from sin but from Satan’s lies…