The Gift of Unsettled, Messy, Waiting

“I’m not good at this in-between stuff.” The words came out as I scanned our empty kitchen cabinets. All of its contents lay in bins in our living room, across our kitchen table, and continued to trail on the floor into our basement. My husband and I decided that Memorial Day weekend was the time we’d finally start re-painting our […]

Being Kind & Present Could Mean the World to a Stranger

“Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” -1 Peter 3:8 NIV It was May 14th, 2019, exactly one year after my dad passed away from Stage IV lung cancer. With two little ones in tow, my husband and I decided to commemorate my dad by spending some quality time together as a […]

Stop Poisoning Your Peace: The Narcissist Doesn’t Care About “Working Things Out”

“Why don’t you just talk to them?” “I’m sure you just misunderstood them. You’ll work it out.” “Well, you must have done something wrong, otherwise that person wouldn’t have done that to you.” Do any of these responses sound familiar? To those who have dealt with narcissistic abuse, you’ve probably heard these responses when you’ve tried to get advice or […]