A Humbling Moment Before I dive into my topic for this post, I want to reminisce on something that happened this winter while I was job-shadowing at an occupational therapy (OT) clinic. It was a few days before Christmas and a mother walked in with her two children, a boy around age 12 and a…
It’s hard to find complaints about the holiday season. Anything that combines family, friends, presents, sweater weather, and apple cider is worthy of celebration. However, one thing about the holiday season that does bug me is how numb I have become to some of the songs we sing. I realized this sad situation when, for…
“You’re forgiven.” Words that you might think offer comfort and rest but instead would strike anxiety in my heart. I had heard this phase all of my life in church, through my own personal bible study, and in about 98% of worship songs. Personally, I always struggled with understanding and accepting that concept though. Most…
I hate the word “calling”. When I was a child I was always told to “find my calling”. Missionaries would come to the church and talk about how they had found their calling to ministry. I remember walking past two women one day and hearing one bragging about how her son had finally found his…
When I asked him why he wanted to go to dental school, a good friend of mine told me “I need to make as much money as possible so that when I grow up I can avoid all the pain I felt as a child.” “A yacht is something that we all should all own…
This is our story I remember the first time I felt that I was in the presence of God. It was incredible, like nothing I’d ever experienced. I felt pulled away from this world and into a new one, all while staying right here, with two feet on the ground. The worries, troubles, and anxieties…
I’m sure we’ve all been there before: caught in a summer job, long-term project, or class that feels exhausting. It brings no joy to us and sooner or later we all end up looking at the clock, hoping that it will just hurry up and end. Many times we find ourselves taking a minimalist position…
Ever since I made the decision to follow Jesus, I think the one of the greatest transformations that has happened in my life has been the restoration of relationship with my family. Of course, I’m not perfect at it. I wish I was, but the truth is I’m not there yet. However, I think it…
Many of you have heard my testimony and all of the frustration that my life brought me before encountering Christ. I can sum it up in two sentences by stating that during my Freshman Year of college, I realized I had been living on the futile power and false wisdom that I could use to…
I’m Mary, a new mentor with Fusion. One of the reasons I wanted to become a mentor with Fusion has to do with my struggle with controlling my sin-filled desires. Although I’m decades older than you I still struggle. But I have found Hope, Grace and Love in my decades of struggling that a young’un…